Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos Scientific name definitions
Text last updated February 24, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | barbut verd arlequí |
Croatian | šarenolici barbet |
Czech | barbet rudohrdlý |
Dutch | Harlekijnbaardvogel |
English | Red-throated Barbet |
English (United States) | Red-throated Barbet |
Finnish | punakurkkuseppä |
French | Barbu arlequin |
French (Canada) | Barbu arlequin |
German | Harlekinbartvogel |
Icelandic | Glæsiskeggi |
Indonesian | Takur warna-warni |
Japanese | ノドアカゴシキドリ |
Norwegian | rødstrupeskjeggfugl |
Polish | pstrogłów czerwonogardły |
Russian | Красногорлый бородастик |
Serbian | Crvenogrli barbet |
Slovak | barbet červenohrdlý |
Spanish | Barbudo Arlequín |
Spanish (Spain) | Barbudo arlequín |
Swedish | rödstrupig barbett |
Thai | นกโพระดกคางแดง |
Turkish | Kırmızı Boğazlı Barbet |
Ukrainian | Бородастик червоногорлий |
Psilopogon mystacophanos (Temminck, 1824)
Definitions
- PSILOPOGON
- mystacophanes / mystacophanos
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Field Identification
c. 23 cm; 60–95 g. Moderately large, green barbet with strongest sexual dimorphism of any Old World capitonid. Male of nominate race has yellow forehead and small yellow malar mark; red crown, loral spot, chin and throat , and mark on side of breast; blue cheek and lower throat; and black eyestripe; bill large, black. Female slightly larger than male, paler, has narrow, pale yellow forehead, pale yellow chin and throat, red loral spot, small red crown patch surrounded by blue, blue over eye and on cheek and malar, often a muted red mark at throat-breast junction, paler lower mandible. Immature pale-billed, mainly dull green and grey, bright colours muted, reds appear last; sexable c. 2 days after fledging. Race ampalus differs from nominate in bigger bill, more square and, in female, larger red crown patch, female throat bluer.
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Traditionally thought to belong to a group that includes also P. javensis, P. rafflesii, P. corvinus and P. chrysopogon; last two of these, however, appear not closely related to the others. Forms described as aurantiifrons (from peninsular Thailand) and humii (Borneo) now included within nominate. Two subspecies recognized.Subspecies
Psilopogon mystacophanos mystacophanos Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Psilopogon mystacophanos mystacophanos (Temminck, 1824)
Definitions
- PSILOPOGON
- mystacophanes / mystacophanos
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Psilopogon mystacophanos ampalus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Psilopogon mystacophanos ampalus (Oberholser, 1912)
Definitions
- PSILOPOGON
- mystacophanes / mystacophanos
- ampala / ampalus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
2 songs, both vary; one a series of single to 4 “tyuk”, “tuk” or “tyowp” notes with variable pauses, some long, between sets of notes, in one case song of 4-note sets had 23 sets, 92 notes, in 36 seconds; second song fast trills in series that slow down and become shorter in each trill, may break up into notes leading to first song; males countersing using both songs; male gives low “hoot” to female in display. Sometimes uses bill-tapping signals.
Breeding
Conservation Status
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding