Taiwan Barbet
Psilopogon nuchalis(Gould, J, 1863)
English (US) Taiwan Barbet
The Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis) 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.
Range: TaiwanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psilopogon nuchalis
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Taiwan Barbet
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Megalaema nuchalis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1863)
- Type locality
- Formosa.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862, pt.3 p.283
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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