Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Coppersmith Barbet
The Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) 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 haemacephalus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopogon haemacephalus indicus
- Psilopogon haemacephalus delicus
- Psilopogon haemacephalus roseus
- Psilopogon haemacephalus haemacephalus
- Psilopogon haemacephalus celestinoi
- Psilopogon haemacephalus mindanensis
- Psilopogon haemacephalus intermedius
- Psilopogon haemacephalus cebuensis
- Psilopogon haemacephalus homochroa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco haemacephalus
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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