The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet, but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is found in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, parts of the Eastern Ghats and adjoining hills. The brown-headed barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets, they are mainly frugivorous, and use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Bucco viridis
Avibase ID:
EAE4A30424635C7C
Avibase ID:
avibase-EAE4A304
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EAE4A304
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554173
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Barbu vert ( Megalaima viridis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Barbu vert ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 1st edition: Small Green Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements, version 2021: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2022: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Small Green Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 4th edition: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2015: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2016: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2017: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2018: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Clements, version 2019: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 1.50: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
eBird version 1.52: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
eBird version 1.53: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
eBird version 1.54: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
eBird version 1.55: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2015: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2016: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2017: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2018: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2019: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2021: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
eBird version 2022: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Small Green Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Small Green Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Small Green Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Oriental Bird Club: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Megalaima viridis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Megalaima viridis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Megalaima viridis |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-cheeked Barbet ( Megalaima viridis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: White-cheeked Barbet ( Psilopogon viridis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megalaima viridis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megalaima viridis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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