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Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
The Brown-headed Barbet or Large Green Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) is an Asian barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Piciformes
Family:
Ramphastidae
Genus:
Psilopogon
Scientific:
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Reference:
Syst.Nat. p.408
Protonym:
Bucco Zeylanicus
Avibase ID:
15471F216F83ABBF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/15471F21
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554171
Geographic range:
- Psilopogon zeylanicus zeylanicus: S India (Kerala and s Tamil Nandu) and Sri Lanka
- Psilopogon zeylanicus inornatus: W-central and sw India (Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka)
- Psilopogon zeylanicus caniceps: SW Nepal and n India
Source: Clements checklist
Brown-headed Barbet
Catalan:
Barbut verd de l'Índia
Czech:
vousák hnědohlavý
Danish:
Brunhovedet Skægfugl
German:
Braunkopf-Bartvogel
Spanish:
Barbudo Cabecipardo
Spanish (Spain):
Barbudo Cabecipardo
Finnish:
rusohuppuseppä
French:
Barbu à tête brune
Croatian:
indijski barbet
Italian:
Barbetto testabruna
Japanese (romaji):
midorioogoshikidori
Japanese:
ミドリオオゴシキドリ
Lithuanian:
Šrilankinė megalaima
Dutch:
Bruinkopbaardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunhovudskjeggfugl
Norwegian:
Brunhodeskjeggfugl
Polish:
pstrogłów nakrapiany
Russian:
Буроголовый бородастик
Slovak:
barbet červenozobý
Swedish:
brunhuvad barbett
Ukrainian:
Бородастик цейлонський
Chinese:
绿拟鴷
Chinese (Traditional):
斑頭綠擬啄木
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Barbu à tête brune ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Barbu à tête brune ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Green Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) |
| Clements, version 2021: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Green Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Oriental Green Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Oriental Green Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Megalaima zeylanica |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Brown-headed Barbet ( Megalaima zeylanica) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Brown-headed Barbet ( Psilopogon zeylanicus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megalaima zeylanica [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megalaima zeylanica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Psilopogon [zeylanicus or lineatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Barbut verd de l'Índia
Czech: Vousák hnedohlavý, vousák hnědohlavý
Danish: Brunhovedet Skægfugl
German: Braunkopf-Bartvogel
English: Brown headed Barbet, Brown-headed Barbet, Green Barbet, Large Green Barbet, Oriental Green Barbet
English, HBW: Brown-headed Barbet
English (India): Brown-headed Barbet (Large Green Barbet)
English (IOC): Brown-headed Barbet
English (United States): Brown-headed Barbet
Spanish: Barbudo Cabecipardo, Barbudo Verde Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Barbudo Cabecipardo
Spanish (HBW): Brown-headed Barbet
Estonian: prill-habelind
Finnish: Rusohuppuseppä
French: Barbu à tête brune
Croatian: indijski barbet
Italian: Barbetto testabruna, Barbuto verde orientale
Japanese (romaji): midorioogoshikidori
Japanese: ミドリオオゴシキドリ
Scientific: Bucco Zeylanicus, Magalaima zeylanica, Megalaima zeylanica, Megalaima zeylanica zeylanica, Psilopogon zeylanicus, Psilopogon zeylanicus zeylanicus
Lithuanian: Šrilankinė megalaima
Malayalam: ചെങ്കണ്ണൻ കുട്ടുറുവൻ, സിലോണ് കുട്ടുറുവന്
Marathi: मोठा कुटूरगा
Nepali: कुमछिर्के कुथुर्के
Dutch: Bruinkopbaardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunhovudskjeggfugl
Norwegian: Brunhodeskjeggfugl
Polish: pstroglów nakrapiany, pstrogłów nakrapiany
Russian: Буроголовый бородастик, Цейлонский бородастик
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Polos Kottoruwa
Slovak: barbet cervenozobý, barbet červenozobý
Swedish: Brunhuvad barbett
Tamil: Kattu Pachai Kukkuruvaan
Turkish: Kahverengi başlı barbet
Ukrainian: Бородастик цейлонський
Chinese: (斑头)绿拟啄木鸟, 斑头绿拟啄木, 斑头绿拟啄木鸟, 绿拟啄木鸟, 绿拟鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 斑頭綠擬啄木
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