Chinese barbet

The Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber) is a bird in the family Megalaimidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is endemic to southern China.

Chinese barbet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species:
P. faber
Binomial name
Psilopogon faber
(R. Swinhoe, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Megalaima faber

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-browed barbet (Psilopogon oorti).

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon faber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734438A95085587. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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