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 NR    Black-browed Barbet* Id (Atlas):
    Psilopogon oorti

Description (10)
Image of Black-browed Barbet
 

Other Names (World)
Black-browed Barbet, Embroidered Barbet, Malayan Barbet, Muller's Barbet, Hainan Barbet (faber), Taiwanese Barbet (nuchalis), Formosan Barbet (nuchalis)

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
20 - 23.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Müller, 1835)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 600 - 2,000 m, occasionally to 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Laos (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Vietnam (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 (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

 
Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti) [XC90894]
     by Mike Nelson from Mount Kerinci, West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia (call)

 
Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti) [XC531056]
     by Marc Anderson from Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Megalaima oorti (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti), Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) and Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis) following Collar (2006).

Related to Golden-throated Barbet (Psilopogon franklinii), with similar morphology and vocalizations, and both possibly connected also to Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus). Also probably allied to Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) and Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) and to group that includes Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), Flame-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon armillaris) and Golden-naped Barbet (Psilopogon pulcherrimus), and has also been considered by some authors to be be close to Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola). Very well-marked subspecies sini and faber could prove specifically distinct; nuchalis also sometimes thought possibly to be a distinct species, but tends to bridge differences between these two subspecies and nominate oorti and annamensis. Thus, all are considered better treated as subspecies of present species.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

  • nuchalis Gould, 1863   -  Taiwan. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis).
  • sini (Stresemann, 1929)   -  Southern China (Guangxi). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber).
  • faber (Swinhoe, 1870)   -  Southern China, Hainan. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber).
  • annamensis (Robinson and Kloss, 1919)   -  Southern and eastern Laos and Vietnam. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Annam Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis).
  • oorti (S. Müller, 1835)   -  Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.



References
See References.


Files:
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