China Protection Renter 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2024
While the name suggests an endemic, it is not – it can also be found in Northeastern China, parts of Russia and the Koreas (though I would probably advise against a birding trip to North Korea). If you care for beetles rather than for woodpeckers, you might still be interested in protecting the bird.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Fortunately, barbets are fairly common in Yunnan, China, so it was not a particular disappointment. In fact, John MacKinnon (of “Guide to the Birds of China”) in a recent Shanghai presentation called it “not a real woodpecker at all”, and while he is wrong about that, I sort of see his point.
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