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.