NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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 contributors, Red-collared woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:58:13.260339+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Picus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898)
- Name authority
- (Oustalet, 1898)
- Common name
- Red-collared Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusPicus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesPicus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Picus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed WoodpeckerPicus erythropygius (D. G. Elliot, 1865) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus Blyth, 1843 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokera Temminck, 1836 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus Vigors, 1831 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Levaillant's WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554123 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4HR3B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.