Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus)

Other Names (World)
Green-eared Barbet, Lineated Barbet(!)

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
24 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 900 m., occasionally to 1,035 m.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos (B), Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)...)

Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) [XC26261]
by Frank Lambert from Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (song)

Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) [XC236665]
by Bernard BOUSQUET from Song Thai (Maharaj), Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
May be related, but not very closely, to Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) and Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus), also to White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis), or possibly to Golden-throated Barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) and Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti). Species name sometimes spelt erroneously as faiostriata.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

praetermissus (Kloss, 1918) - Northern Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam and southern and south-eastern China (south of Canton).
faiostrictus (Temminck, 1832) - Central and southern Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam.

References
See References.

Files:

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