Picus rabieri

Red-collared Woodpecker, no subspecies.

Red-necked Woodpecker is a resident bird, mainly inhabiting low mountain evergreen broad-leaved forests and forest margins, and also appears in bamboo forests and secondary forests. Often active alone. They move and forage mostly on trees and on the ground. They mainly feed on various insects such as longhorn beetles and larvae, coleoptera, click beetles, ants, bark beetles, jewel beetles, aphids, pine caterpillars and insect eggs. They also eat other small invertebrates such as spiders and worms. In autumn and winter, they also eat some fruits and seeds of plants such as acorns, pine nuts and black cherry.

The red-necked green woodpecker has bright feathers and can be used for viewing. This bird is very rare and is an endangered species and should be protected.

Listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN) 2016 ver 3.1 - Near Threatened (NT).

Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" (Item 295) issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.  

Listed in the second level of China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List" (February 5, 2021).

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In China, it is only found in the southeastern estuary of Yunnan. Abroad, it is only distributed in Vietnam and Laos.

The forehead of the male adult bird is dark gray with green. The eyes are light reddish brown, and the rest of the head is light green. The top of the head and the back of the neck are generally dark red, and the base of each feather is mainly dark gray, with fine black dots near the red feather tips; these dark gray and black parts are often visible on the surface. From the back of the neck along the left and right sides down to the center of the chest, there is a dark red collar-like circle, but the red on the chest is lighter and stained with brown, and the circle pattern is also wider here. There is a zygomatic pattern from the base of the bill to the red collar, which is slightly dirty gray, and its back is also scattered with dark red. The upper body, including the shoulder feathers and the small coverts on both wings, is generally bright green, and the dark gray at the base of the back feathers is often exposed. The middle and large coverts on the wings are the same as the back