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 LC    Coppersmith Barbet* Id (Atlas):
    Psilopogon haemacephalus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet, Crimson-headed Barbet

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Müller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,830 m, occasionally to 2,250 m.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Philippines (B), Singapore (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

From Pakistan east to China and the Philippines, and south as far as western Indonesia.
 
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 increasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (175)...)

 
Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) [XC442206]
     by Brendan Sloan from \u0e15\u0e33\u0e1a\u0e25 \u0e1b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e44\u0e0a\u0e22, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (song)

 
Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) [XC842013]
     by Peter Boesman from Bang Si Mueang (near Tambon Bang Sri Muang), Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi, Chang Wat Nonthaburi, Thailand (song)

Nest
In a cavity in a tree branch or post.

Subspecies
Closely related to Sri Lanka Barbet (Psilopogon rubricapillus), with which forms the so-called "Xantholaema group". Forms described from peninsular India, confusa from north-western and lutea from south-east, synonymous with indica.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

  • indicus (Latham, 1790)   -  North-eastern Pakistan east to southern China, south to Sri Lanka, Singapore and Vietnam.
  • delicus (Parrot, 1907)   -  Sumatra (Indonesia).
  • roseus (Dumont, 1816)   -  Java and Bali (Indonesia).
  • haemacephalus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)   -  Northern Philippines (Luzon and Mindoro).
  • homochroa (Dziadosz & Parkes, 1984)   -  Tablas, probably Romblon, possibly Masbate.
  • celestinoi (Gilliard, 1949)   -  Catanduanes, Biliran, Samar, Leyte.
  • intermedius (Shelley, 1891)   -  Philippines (Guimaras, Negros, Panay, Calagayan, Pan de Azucar).
  • cebuensis (Dziadosz & Parkes, 1984)   -  Cebu.
  • mindanensis (Rand, 1948)   -  Mindanao.



References
See References.


Files:
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