Typical Asian Barbets
Psilopogon
Psilopogon is a genus of Old World barbets that used to include only a single species, the fire-tufted barbet (P. pyrolophus). Results of molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that the genus is nested within an evolutionary branch consisting of Asian barbets that were formerly placed in the genus Megalaima proposed by George Robert Gray in 1841. Since Psilopogon was proposed by Salomon Müller already in 1835, this name takes priority.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 33 known species
Coppersmith Barbet
speciesPsilopogon haemacephalus
Taiwan Barbet
speciesPsilopogon nuchalis
Lineated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon lineatus
White-cheeked Barbet
speciesPsilopogon viridis
Brown-headed Barbet
speciesPsilopogon zeylanicus
Blue-throated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon asiaticus
Great Barbet
speciesPsilopogon virens
Green-eared Barbet
speciesPsilopogon faiostrictus
Red-throated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon mystacophanos
Blue-eared Barbet
speciesPsilopogon cyanotis
Red-crowned Barbet
speciesPsilopogon rafflesii
Golden-throated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon franklinii
Black-eared Barbet
speciesPsilopogon duvaucelii
Yellow-fronted Barbet
speciesPsilopogon flavifrons
Gold-whiskered Barbet
speciesPsilopogon chrysopogon
Black-browed Barbet
speciesPsilopogon oorti
Fire-tufted Barbet
speciesPsilopogon pyrolophus
Malabar Barbet
speciesPsilopogon malabaricus
Crimson-fronted Barbet
speciesPsilopogon rubricapillus
Moustached Barbet
speciesPsilopogon incognitus
Golden-naped Barbet
speciesPsilopogon pulcherrimus
Chinese Barbet
speciesPsilopogon faber
Flame-fronted Barbet
speciesPsilopogon armillaris
Yellow-eared Barbet
speciesPsilopogon australis
Yellow-crowned Barbet
speciesPsilopogon henricii
Indochinese Barbet
speciesPsilopogon annamensis
Necklaced Barbet
speciesPsilopogon auricularis
Black-banded Barbet
speciesPsilopogon javensis
Mountain Barbet
speciesPsilopogon monticola
Red-vented Barbet
speciesPsilopogon lagrandieri
Bornean Barbet
speciesPsilopogon eximius
Brown-throated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon corvinus
Turquoise-throated Barbet
speciesPsilopogon chersonesus
Psilopogon cyanotis × duvaucelii
hybridPsilopogon cyanotis × duvaucelii
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4886.