Red-collared Woodpecker

Red-collared Woodpecker

Picus rabieri

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cuc Phuong National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

34 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026
34 In 1 park
February Best month

About the Red-collared Woodpecker

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. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Vietnam · 2019

© Irene Dy · XC536086 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:14

Laos · 2024

© Bram Piot · XC877526 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:08

Vietnam · 2015

© Gerard Gorman · XC292740 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-collared Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-collared Woodpecker sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-collared Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-collared Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months. That is one of Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 390 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.

Where else can you see a Red-collared Woodpecker?

Only Cuc Phuong National Park, in our data

Cuc Phuong National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-collared Woodpecker sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Red-collared Woodpecker live in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Same family: Picidae

The closest relatives of the Red-collared Woodpecker that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Bay Woodpecker (about 20%), Grey-capped Woodpecker (about 20%) and Greater Yellownape (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Red-collared Woodpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-collared Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (34 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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