White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon viridis(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) White-cheeked Barbet
The White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis) 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: lowlands and foothills of west-central and southwestern IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psilopogon viridis
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-cheeked Barbet
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco viridis
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Mahe, India, ex Daubenton, pi. 870.
- 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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