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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". Taxonomy The type species of ''Psilopogon'' is the fire-tufted barbet proposed by Salomon Müller in 1835, who described a male barbet collected in Sumatra. In the 19th and 20th centuries, about 19 generic names were proposed for Asian barbet species in collections of natural history museums, including ''Megalaima'' by George Robert Gray in 1849 and ''Mezobucco'' by George Ernest Shelley in 1889. Molecular phylogenetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalaimidae
The Asian barbets are a family of bird species, the Megalaimidae, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia. They were once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae but the Old World species have been found to be distinctive and are considered, along with the Lybiidae and Ramphastidae, as sister groups. In the past the species were placed in three genera, ''Caloramphus'', ''Megalaima'' and ''Psilopogon'', but studies show that ''Psilopogon'' to be nested within the clade of ''Megalaima''. Since members of this clade are better treated under a single genus, they have been moved to the genus ''Psilopogon'' which was described and erected earlier than ''Megalaima'' and is therefore chosen on the basis of taxonomic priority principles. Nearly all members of the family are now in the genus ''Psilopogon'', with the exception of those in ''Caloramphus'', which are thought to have genetically diverged from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilopogon Pyrolophus-20030906
''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". Taxonomy The type species of ''Psilopogon'' is the fire-tufted barbet proposed by Salomon Müller in 1835, who described a male barbet collected in Sumatra. In the 19th and 20th centuries, about 19 generic names were proposed for Asian barbet species in collections of natural history museums, including ''Megalaima'' by George Robert Gray in 1849 and ''Mezobucco'' by George Ernest Shelley in 1889. Molecular phylogenetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-cheeked Barbet
The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (''Psilopogon viridis'') is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet, ''Psilopogon zeylanicus''), but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is found in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, parts of the Eastern Ghats and adjoining hills. The brown-headed barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets, they are mainly frugivorous (although they may sometimes eat insects), and use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees. Taxonomy ''Bucco viridis'' was the scientific name proposed by Pieter Boddaert in 1783 for a green barbet that had been described by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 based on a specimen collected in India. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire-tufted Barbet
The fire-tufted barbet (''Psilopogon pyrolophus'') is a species of bird in the Asian barbet family Megalaimidae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, where it inhabits tropical moist lowland and montane forests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Its scientific name was proposed by Salomon Müller in 1836, who described a barbet from Sumatra. Description The moderately large bird (28 cm), the adult birds are overall green in appearance and have a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, white band on the forehead, throat green, followed by a bright yellow band before a black band, appearing like a necklace separates the belly. The bill is fawn colored with a black vertical band. Tufts of feathers at the base of beak. Upper tufts fiery orange in males.Robson, C. (2000). A guide to the birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Princeton University Press. Distribution and habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilopogon Pyrolophus
The fire-tufted barbet (''Psilopogon pyrolophus'') is a species of bird in the Asian barbet family Megalaimidae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, where it inhabits tropical moist lowland and montane forests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Its scientific name was proposed by Salomon Müller in 1836, who described a barbet from Sumatra. Description The moderately large bird (28 cm), the adult birds are overall green in appearance and have a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, white band on the forehead, throat green, followed by a bright yellow band before a black band, appearing like a necklace separates the belly. The bill is fawn colored with a black vertical band. Tufts of feathers at the base of beak. Upper tufts fiery orange in males.Robson, C. (2000). A guide to the birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Princeton University Press. Distribution and habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire-tufted Barbet
The fire-tufted barbet (''Psilopogon pyrolophus'') is a species of bird in the Asian barbet family Megalaimidae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, where it inhabits tropical moist lowland and montane forests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Its scientific name was proposed by Salomon Müller in 1836, who described a barbet from Sumatra. Description The moderately large bird (28 cm), the adult birds are overall green in appearance and have a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, white band on the forehead, throat green, followed by a bright yellow band before a black band, appearing like a necklace separates the belly. The bill is fawn colored with a black vertical band. Tufts of feathers at the base of beak. Upper tufts fiery orange in males.Robson, C. (2000). A guide to the birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Princeton University Press. Distribution and habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown-headed Barbet
The Brown-headed barbet (''Psilopogon zeylanicus'') is an Asian barbet species native to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. It is widespread, with its range stretching from the Terai in southern Nepal in the north to Sri Lanka in the south, encompassing most of peninsular India, and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded country which eats fruit and insects. It is fairly tolerant of humans and often seen in city parks. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. It forages on mangoes, ripe jackfruit, papaya, banana, figs and similar cultivated fruit trees. Its habitat includes urban and country gardens; it tends to eschew heavy forest. It nests in a suitable hole in a tree that it will often excavate. Both sexes incubate the eggs and often communicate with each other using their ''Kura, kura'' calls. The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, and a yellow ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Barbet
The great barbet (''Psilopogon virens'') is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits foremost forests up to altitude. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004 because of its wide distribution. Taxonomy ''Bucco virens'' was the scientific name proposed by Pieter Boddaert in 1783 for a great barbet that had been described by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1781 based on a specimen collected in China. It was illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet. It was placed in the genus ''Megalaima'' proposed by George Robert Gray in 1842 who suggested to use this name instead of ''Bucco''. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the following great barbet zoological specimens were described: *''Megalaema marshallorum'' proposed by Robert Swinhoe in 1870 was based on a great barbet from the Himalayas. *''Megalaima virens magnifica'' proposed by E. C. Stuart Baker in 1926 was a male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima Haemacephala) In Kolkata I IMG 7583
The coppersmith barbet (''Psilopogon haemacephalus''), also called crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith, is an Asian barbet with crimson forehead and throat, known for its metronomic call that sounds similar to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident bird in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It carves out holes inside a tree to build its nest. It is predominantly frugivorous, but has been observed eating insects, especially winged termites. Description The coppersmith barbet is green with a red head, yellow cheeks and a yellow throat. Its underparts are streaked in grey and black. During the nesting season, the wear and tear on the feathers can cause the plumage of the upper back to appear bluish. It is long and weighs . Taxonomy ''Bucco haemacephalus'' was the scientific name proposed by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller in 1776 for a barbet from the Philippines. ''Bucco indicus'' was proposed by John Latham in 1790 for a streaked ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coppersmith Barbet
The coppersmith barbet (''Psilopogon haemacephalus''), also called crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith, is an Asian barbet with crimson forehead and throat, known for its metronomic call that sounds similar to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident bird in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It carves out holes inside a tree to build its nest. It is predominantly frugivorous, but has been observed eating insects, especially winged termites. Description The coppersmith barbet is green with a red head, yellow cheeks and a yellow throat. Its underparts are streaked in grey and black. During the nesting season, the wear and tear on the feathers can cause the plumage of the upper back to appear bluish. It is long and weighs . Taxonomy ''Bucco haemacephalus'' was the scientific name proposed by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller in 1776 for a barbet from the Philippines. ''Bucco indicus'' was proposed by John Latham in 1790 for a streaked b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimson-fronted Barbet
The crimson-fronted barbet (''Psilopogon rubricapillus''), also called Sri Lanka barbet, is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka where it inhabits tropical moist lowland forests up to elevation. It has a mainly green plumage and wings, a blue band down the side of the head and neck, and a black crescent behind the eye. It is long with a short neck, large head and short Tail (anatomy), tail. Its forages for fruit and insects, and nests in tree holes, laying 2-4 Egg (biology), eggs. Local name In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as ''heen kottoruwa-හීන් කොට්ටෝරුවා'' in Sinhala language. References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1261906 Psilopogon, crimson-fronted barbet Endemic birds of Sri Lanka Birds described in 1788, crimson-fronted barbet Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin, crimson-fronted barbet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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