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Red-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon rafflesii(Lesson, RP, 1839)

English (US) Red-crowned Barbet

The Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) 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: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung Islands, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Psilopogon rafflesii
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Red-crowned Barbet
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1839)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Bucco Rafflesii
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1839)
Type locality
Sumatra.
Original description
Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.137

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 35 species of the family Megalaimidae