Great Barbet
Psilopogon virens(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Great Barbet
The Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens) 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 virens
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Barbet
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopogon virens marshallorum
- Psilopogon virens magnificus
- Psilopogon virens clamator
- Psilopogon virens virens
- Psilopogon virens indochinensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco virens
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- China, ex Daubenton, pi. 871.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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