Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber)

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
20 - 23.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swinhoe, 1870)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 900 - 2,000 m, occasionally to 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB).

Hainan I.

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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) [XC83366]
by Jonathan Martinez from Guangdong province, Nan Kun Shan, China (song)

Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) [XC547090]
by Oliver Gosling from Hong Kong, China (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).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sini (Stresemann, 1929) - Southern China (Guangxi). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti).
faber (Swinhoe, 1870) - Southern China, Hainan. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) - 10 files

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