Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus)

Other Names (World)
Moustached Barbet, Hume's Blue-throated Barbet

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hume, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 400 - 1,400 m, occasionally to 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, Laos (B), Myanmar, 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 decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) [XC796616]
by Alain Verneau from Naka - Blue Lagoon 1, Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos (song)

Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) [XC403665]
by Michael Rose from Tambon Pluang, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chang Wat Chanthaburi, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus), with mixed pairing reported in the wild. Subspecies chersonesus of Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) somewhat intermediate between the two species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

incognitus (Hume, 1874) - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim) and western Thailand.
elbeli (Deignan, 1956) - North-eastern and eastern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam.
eurous (Deignan, 1939) - South-eastern Thailand, Cambodia, southern Laos and southern Vietnam.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) - 10 files

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