Gold-whiskered Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopogon)

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
29 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp and hill forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

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 decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Forages in the canopy.

Food
Large figs and berries, some insects.

Voice
A rapid 'tu-tu-tu-tu...' usually followed by a resonant, mellow 'tuu-tu-tu-toop' or 'tu-tup' of varying length. Often repeated endlessly.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Golden-whiskered Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopogon) [XC359857]
by Peter Boesman from Deremakot forest reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Golden-whiskered Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopogon) [XC314743]
by Peter Boesman from Sri Phang Nga National Park, Khura Buri, Chang Wat Phang-nga, Thailand (call)

Nest
In a hole excavated in an arboreal termites nest or a rotting tree-trunk.

Subspecies
Belongs to the group that also includes Brown-throated Barbet (Psilopogon corvinus), Red-throated Barbet (Psilopogon mystacophanos), Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) and Black-banded Barbet (Psilopogon javensis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

laetus (Robinson and Kloss, 1918) - South-western Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia; probably also extreme southern Myanmar.
chrysopogon (Temminck, 1824) - Sumatra.
chrysopsis (Goffin, 1863) - Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Gold-faced Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopsis).

Similar Species
Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) and Red-throated Barbet (Psilopogon mystacophanos) both of which are smaller and lack a large yellow malar area.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Gold-whiskered Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopogon) - 10 files

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