Chinese Barbet
Psilopogon faber(Swinhoe, R, 1870)
English (US) Chinese Barbet
The Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) 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 faber
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Barbet
- Described by
- (Swinhoe, R, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopogon faber sini
- Psilopogon faber faber
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Megaloema faber
- Described by
- (Swinhoe, R, 1870)
- Type locality
- Hainan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.6, no.21 p.96 pl.4 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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