Red-collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri
Distinctive olive-green woodpecker with a shawl-like red pattern on the head. Male is essentially red-headed except for a pale throat and a green ear patch, while female lacks the red crown and has less red on the nape. Body coloration similar to other green woodpeckers in range, but less streaked and overall quite dark underneath. Inhabits mixed forests from lowlands to foothills, and occasionally open and edge areas.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Picus rabieri
- Authority
- (Oustalet, 1898)
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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