The flamebacks or goldenbacks are large woodpecker

Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are one subfamily in the family Picidae, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species....

s which are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia

Asia

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. They derive their English

English language

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 names from their golden or crimson backs.

However, the two flameback genera

Genera

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 Dinopium and Chrysocolaptes are not particularly close relatives. The former are close to the enigmatic Meiglyptes

Meiglyptes

Meiglyptes is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following 3 species:* Buff-rumped Woodpecker * Black-and-buff Woodpecker * Buff-necked Woodpecker...

and possibly Hemicircus

Hemicircus

Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following two species:* Grey-and-buff Woodpecker * Heart-spotted Woodpecker...

woodpeckers, and the recently-reclassified Rufous Woodpecker

Rufous Woodpecker

The Rufous Woodpecker, is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. Its genus, Micropternus, is monotypic.It builds its nest within the nest of acrobat ants...

 (Micropternus brachyurus). Chrysocolaptes on the other hand appears to be a rather close relative of Campephilus

Campephilus

Campephilus is a genus of large American woodpeckers in the family Picidae.This genus was created by George Robert Gray, who suggested taking Campephilus principalis as the type for the genus. The name Campephilus means "lover of grubs" - an allusion to the diet of these birds, many of which feed...

, the genus of the famous Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is or was one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, at roughly 20 inches in length and 30 inches in wingspan. It was native to the virgin forests of the southeastern United States...

 (C. principalis).

Tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 Malarpicini

• Genus Dinopium
  Dinopium
  Dinopium is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Olive-backed Woodpecker, Dinopium rafflesii* Himalayan Flameback, Dinopium shorii* Common Flameback, Dinopium javanense...
  
  
  • Olive-backed Woodpecker
    Olive-backed Woodpecker
    The Olive-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
    
    , Dinopium rafflesii
  • Himalayan Flameback
    Himalayan Flameback
    The Himalayan Flameback , also known as the Himalayan Goldenback, is a species of bird in the Picidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
    
    , Dinopium shorii
  • Common Flameback
    Common Flameback
    The Common Flameback or Common Goldenback is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.-Description and ecology:A medium-sized, golden-backed woodpecker...
    
    , Dinopium javanense
  • Black-rumped Flameback
    Black-rumped Flameback
    The Black-rumped Flameback , also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in South Asia. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight...
    
    , Dinopium benghalense
    • Sri Lanka Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium (benghalense) psarodes

Tribe Megapicini

• Genus Chrysocolaptes
  Chrysocolaptes
  Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus* Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus...
  
  
  • White-naped Woodpecker
    White-naped Woodpecker
    The White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus, is a woodpecker which is a widespread but scarce breeder in India and Sri Lanka.This flameback is a species associated with open forest and scrub with some trees...
    
    , Chrysocolaptes festivus
  • Greater Flameback
    Greater Flameback
    The Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, also known as Greater Goldenback, Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker species...
    
    , Chrysocolaptes lucidus
    • Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes (lucidus) stricklandi