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Red-collared woodpecker

Picus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 111.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-collared woodpecker

Weight
111.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-collared woodpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the red-collared woodpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-collared woodpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-collared_woodpecker&oldid=1380578089), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-collared woodpecker endangered?

The red-collared woodpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-collared woodpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicus
  7. SpeciesPicus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898)

Synonyms Gecinus rabieri, Gecinus rubripectus, Picus rubricollaris

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • نقار الخشب أحمر الطوقArabic
  • picot verd coll-roigCatalan
  • žluna indočínskáCzech
  • cnocell dorchgochWelsh
  • Rødhalset GrønspætteDanish
  • HalsbandspechtGerman
  • rugkola pegoEsperanto
  • Pito vietnamitaSpanish
  • punakael-roherähnEstonian
  • punakaulustikkaFinnish
  • Pic de RabierFrench
  • maslinasta žunaCroatian
  • Picchio di RabierItalian
  • Picchio collare rossoItalian
  • アンナンヤマゲラJapanese
  • raudongalvis genysLithuanian
  • RoodkraagspechtDutch
  • rødkragespettNorwegian
  • dzięcioł wietnamskiPolish
  • peto-de-colar-vermelhoPortuguese
  • pica-pau-de-colar-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Капюшоновый дятелRussian
  • Ошейниковый зелёный дятелRussian
  • žlna červenokrkáSlovak
  • Crvenoglava zelena žunaSerbian
  • rödhuvad gröngölingSwedish
  • Al Başlıklı Yeşil AğaçkakanTurkish
  • жовна в’єтнамськаUkrainian
  • Gõ kiến xanh đầu đỏVietnamese
  • 紅頸啄木鳥Chinese
  • 紅玉頸綠啄木Chinese
  • 红颈啄木鸟Chinese
  • 红颈绿啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-collared woodpecker

Other species in the same genus Picus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-collared woodpecker?

An adult red-collared woodpecker weighs 111.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-collared woodpecker endangered?

The red-collared woodpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the red-collared woodpecker?

The red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_collared_woodpecker_2026,
  title = {Red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-collared-woodpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}