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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens (Boddaert, P 1783)

The great barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits foremost forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004 because of its wide distribution. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Ramphastidae
Genus:
   Psilopogon
Scientific:
  Psilopogon virens


Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Bucco virens

Type locality:
  China, ex Daubenton, pi. 871.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/75/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F5636BF71C23F128

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F5636BF7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F5636BF7


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554169

Geographic range:

  • Psilopogon virens [virens or indochinensis]: central Myanmar and southeastern China to north central Thailand and northern Vietnam
  • Psilopogon virens magnificus: E Nepal to central Assam
  • Psilopogon virens [clamator or mayri]: northeastern India (northeastern Assam), northern Myanmar, southwestern China (western Yunnan), and northwestern Thailand
  • Psilopogon virens marshallorum: NE Pakistan and nw India to w Nepal
English:
Great Barbet
Catalan:
Barbut verd gegant
Czech:
vousák velký
Danish:
Himalayaskægfugl
German:
Heulbartvogel
Spanish:
Barbudo Grande
Spanish (Spain):
Barbudo Grande
Finnish:
kuningasseppä
French:
Barbu géant
Croatian:
veliki barbet
Icelandic:
Risaskeggi
Italian:
Barbetto maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
oogoshikidori
Japanese:
オオゴシキドリ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji megalaima
Dutch:
Grote Baardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Himalayaskjeggfugl
Norwegian:
Himalayaskjeggfugl
Polish:
pstrogłów żółtodzioby
Portuguese:
barbichas-grande
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbudo-grande
Russian:
Большой бородастик
Slovak:
barbet modrohlavý
Swedish:
större barbett
Ukrainian:
Бородастик великий
Chinese:
大拟啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
大擬啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Barbu géant ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Barbu géant ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Megalaima virens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Megalaima virens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Megalaima virens [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Great Barbet ( Megalaima virens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Great Barbet ( Psilopogon virens) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Megalaima virens [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Megalaima virens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: ফড় ফ঳ে , বড় বসন্ত
Bengali (transliteration): baṛa basanta
Catalan: Barbut verd gegant
Czech: Vousák velký
Danish: Himalayaskægfugl
German: Blaukopf-Bartvogel, Heubartvogel, Heulbartvogel
English: Great Barbet, Great Hill Barbet, Great Himalayan Barbet
English, HBW: Great Barbet
English (IOC): Great Barbet
English (United States): Great Barbet
Esperanto: Granda barbulo
Spanish: Barbudo Grande
Spanish (Spain): Barbudo Grande
Spanish (HBW): Great Barbet
Estonian: suur-habelind
Finnish: Kuningasseppä
French: Barbu géant, Grand Barbu
Croatian: veliki barbet
Icelandic: Risaskeggi
Italian: Barbetto maggiore, Barbuto grosso
Japanese (romaji): ō go-shiki-dori, oogoshikidori
Japanese: オオゴシキドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 大五色鳥
Scientific: Bucco virens, Magalaima virens, Megalaima virens, Megalaima virens virens, Psilopogon virens, Psilopogon virens virens
Lithuanian: Didysis ūsys, Didžioji megalaima
Latvian: lielais bārdainis
Nepali: न्याउली
Dutch: Grote Baardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Himalayaskjeggfugl
Norwegian: Himalayaskjeggfugl
Polish: pstroglów zóltodzioby, pstrogłów żółtodzioby
Pinyin: dà nǐ-liè, dà nǐ-zhuómù-niǎo
Portuguese: barbichas-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): barbudo-grande
Russian: Большой бородастик
Slovak: barbet modrohlavý, Fuzáň škriekavý
Swedish: Större barbett
Thai: นกตั้งล้อ
Thai (Transliteration): nók tâŋ-lóaa
Turkish: Büyük barbet
Ukrainian: Бородастик великий
Vietnamese: Chim Cu rốc lớn, Chim Thầy chùa lớn, Cu rốc lớn, Thầy chùa lớn
Chinese: 大拟, 大拟啄木鸟, 大拟鴷, 大擬啄木鳥
Chinese (Traditional): 大擬啄木, 大擬啄木鳥, 大擬鴷

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