Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)

Other Names (World)
Lineated Barbet, Green Barbet(!), Grey-headed Barbet, Gray-headed Barbet

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
27 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1816)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, dry forest, urban areas, rural gardens, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos (B), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (149)...)

Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) [XC124190]
by Ross Gallardy from Ta Keo Temple, Siem Reap, India (call)

Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) [XC809915]
by Bao Shen Yap from Timah Tasoh Dam, Perlis, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus), and often treated as conspecific in past, but no apparent hybridization in the narrow area of sympatry in northern India and south-western Nepal. Possibly related also to White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis) and Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus), but not very closely. Subspecies hodgsoni tends towards nominate subspecies in Peninsular Malaysia. Other forms described include rana (Kumaon to west-central Nepal), kutru (Orissa) and intermedia (Myanmar to Indochina), but all now included within hodgsoni.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hodgsoni (Bonaparte, 1850) - North-western India and Nepal east to south-central China (western Yunnan), south to Orissa, Bangladesh, Manipur, southern Myanmar, south-central Vietnam and northern Peninsular Malaysia.
lineatus (Vieillot, 1816) - Java and Bali (Indonesia).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) - 10 files

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