Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens - Barbu géant

Barbu géant
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Piciformes

  • Family
    :

    Mégalaimidés

  • Genus
    :

    Psilopogon

  • Species
    :

    virens

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 35 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 164 à 295 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Barbu géant
adult
Barbu géant

Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens) is a species of bird in the Megalaimidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Psilopogon virens virens (c and e Myanmar, n Thailand, n Laos and se China)
  • Psilopogon virens marshallorum (ne Pakistan to w Nepal)
  • Psilopogon virens magnificus (e Nepal to nw Myanmar and sc China)
  • Psilopogon virens clamator (ne Myanmar and sc China)
  • Psilopogon virens indochinensis (n Vietnam)

Foreign names

  • Barbu géant,
  • Barbudo grande,
  • barbichas-grande,
  • Heulbartvogel,
  • Grote Baardvogel,
  • Barbetto maggiore,
  • större barbett,
  • Himalayaskjeggfugl,
  • barbet modrohlavý,
  • vousák velký,
  • Himalayaskægfugl,
  • kuningasseppä,
  • barbut verd gegant,
  • pstrogłów żółtodzioby,
  • lielais bārdainis,
  • Большой бородастик,
  • オオゴシキドリ,
  • 大拟啄木鸟,
  • นกตั้งล้อ,
  • 大擬啄木,

Voice song and cries

Barbu géant

Habitat

Barbu géant
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 16-07-2013
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