Red-vented Barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri) [XC161808]
by Frank Lambert from Cuc Phuong National Park, Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam (call, song)
Red-vented Barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri) [XC35745]
by Hans Matheve from Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (call)
Subspecies
Possibly connects genus with Psilopogon, and has sometimes even been placed in latter. Allied to Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens), but not particularly closely. Subspecies not particularly well defined.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
rothschildi (Delacour, 1927) - Northern Laos and northern Vietnam.
lagrandieri (Verreaux, 1868) - Southern Laos and southern Vietnam.