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Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
Blythipicus Edward Blyth (1810–1873) English zoologist.

1/ Bay woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu cổ đỏ, Blythipicus pyrrhotis) 

Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek: khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".

1/ Greater flameback (Gõ kiến vàng lớn, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), also known as greater goldenback, large golden-backed woodpecker

It has been suggested to split the greater flameback into the following species:
Greater flameback, (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) (Chrysocolaptes lucidus if taken as a group and not split)

Crimson-backed flameback, (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi) of Sri Lanka
Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) of eastern Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands
Luzon flameback (Chrysocolaptes haematribon) of Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes and Marinduque in the northern Philippines
Yellow-faced flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus) of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate and Ticao, Philippine Islands
Buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindando, Basilan, and Samal, Philippine Islands
Red-headed flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian, Philippine Islands
Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) of southwestern India

Chrysophlegma is a genus of birds in the woodpeckers family Picidae. 
These species, found in South and Southeast Asia, were all previously assigned to the genus Picus.

Chrysophlegma
chryso-
gold (metal or colour); yellow
khrusos meaning "gold" and phlegma meaning "flame" or "fire".
Phlegm phlégō phlégma (/ˈflɛm/; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat")

1/ Greater yellownape (Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng, Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
flavinucha
flavi (present flavas, past flavis, future flavos, conditional flavus, volitive flavu): to be yellow in color
nucha. / (ˈnjuːkə) / nounplural -chae (-kiː) zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck.

Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).

1/ Rufous-bellied woodpecker or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Gõ kiến bụng hung, Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
2/ Great spotted woodpecker (Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Dendrocopos major) 
3/ Freckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis) 
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ mày trắng, Dendrocopos macei) was considered conspecific with this species.
4/ Darjeeling woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ trán vàng, Dendrocopos darjellensis) 
5/ Stripe-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)

Dinopium is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The name combines the Classical Greek deinos meaning "mighty" or "huge" and ōps/ōpos meaning "appearance".

1/ Common flameback (Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ, Dinopium javanense), also referred to as the common goldenback

Dryobates is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are widely distributed and occur in both Eurasia and the Americas.

1/ Necklaced woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates pernyii) 
Once this species was considered conspecific with the crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates cathpharius)

The genus name Dryobates is from the Greek compound word: 'woodland walker'.
The origin is from δρῦς : drus (genitive δρυός : dryós) meaning woodland and -βάτης : -bátēs meaning walker.

Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers in the family Picidae.
Dryocopus: Greek druokopos woodpecker (drus tree; kopos beating).

1/ White-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker (Gõ kiến đen bụng trắng, Dryocopus javensis)

Gecinulus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Gecinus combines the ancient Greek gē meaning "earth" or "ground" with kineō meaning "to move".
The genus name Gecinulus is a diminutive of the genus name Gecinus.

1/ Pale-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu đỏ, Gecinulus grantia) 

Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. Members of the genus are found in India and Southeast Asia.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek: 'hemi meaning "half" or "small", kerkos meaning "tail".

1/  Heart-spotted woodpecker (Gõ kiến đen họng trắng, Hemicircus canente)

The wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers. 
Jynx is from the Ancient Greek iunx, the Eurasian wryneck.

1/ Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Vẹo cổ, Jynx torquilla)

Meiglyptes is a genus in the woodpecker family Picidae of Southeast Asian birds .

1/ Black-and-buff woodpecker (Gõ kiến đầu rắn, Meiglyptes jugularis)
The name Meiglyptes comes from the Ancient Greek: meiōn meaning "smaller" or "lesser" with gluptēs meaning "carver".

Micropternus is a genus in the woodpecker branch of the bird family Picidae.
Micropternus: Greek mikros small; pterne: heel.

1/ Rufous woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu, Micropternus brachyurus)
formerly placed in the South American genus Celeus. Studied in 2006 based on DNA sequence comparisons confirmed that the rufous woodpecker is not closely related to Celeus and is a sister of the genus Meiglyptes and best placed within the monotypic genus Micropternus.

Mulleripicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae, found in South and Southeast Asia. 
The genus forms part of the woodpecker subfamily Picinae, and has a sister relationship to the genus Dryocopus.

1/ Great slaty woodpecker (Gõ kiến xám, Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which includes 
1/ woodpeckers,
2/ the piculets, 
3/ wrynecks,
4/ sapsuckers.

The Picidae are one of nine living families in the order Piciformes, 
the others being barbets (comprising three families), toucans, toucan-barbets, and honeyguides.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker

Picumnus is a large genus of piculets. With a total length of 8–10 cm (3–4 in), they are among the smallest birds in the woodpecker family.

Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.

1/ Speckled piculet (Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

picidae, picus: woodpecker.

1/ Streak-throated woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh bụng vằn, Picus xanthopygaeus)
2/ Laced woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh bụng vàng, Picus vittatus)
3/ Lesser yellownape (Gõ kiến xanh cánh đỏ, Picus chlorolophus)
4/ Red-collared woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh cổ đỏ, Picus rabieri)
5/ Grey-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen, Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker
6/ Black-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh hông đỏ, Picus erythropygius)

Sasia is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae, that are native to the Old World.

Sasia Nepalese name Sasya for the White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea.

1/ White-browed piculet (Gõ kiến lùn mày trắng, Sasia ochracea)

Yungipicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Dendrocopos.
1/ Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ đầu xám, Yungipicus canicapillus)
Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

Yungipicus: from the Ancient Greek iunx meaning wryneck; and the Latin picus meaning "woodpecker".