Chinese Barbet
Psilopogon faber
黑眉拟啄木鸟
Introduction
A bird in the family Megalaimidae, endemic to southern China. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-browed barbet (Psilopogon oorti). Currently threatened by habitat loss.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to southern China. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, both lowland and montane zones.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Genus
- Psilopogon
- eBird Code
- chibar1
Subspecies (2)
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Psilopogon faber faber
Hainan (southern China)
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Psilopogon faber sini
montane forest of southern China (Guangxi)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.