Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Brown-headed Barbet
The Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) 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 zeylanicus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-headed Barbet
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Psilopogon zeylanicus inornatus
- Psilopogon zeylanicus caniceps
- Psilopogon zeylanicus zeylanicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco Zeylanicus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.408
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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