Blue-throated Barbet
Psilopogon asiaticus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Blue-throated Barbet
The Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Psilopogon asiaticus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-throated Barbet
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopogon asiaticus asiaticus
- Psilopogon asiaticus davisoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon asiaticus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India = Calcutta, fide Stuart Baker.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.201
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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