Barbets (Capitonidae)

Black-banded Barbet (Megalaima javensis) - HBW 7, p. 204

French: Barbu de Java German: Javabartvogel Spanish: Barbudo de Java
Other common names: Javan(!)/Kotorea Barbet

Taxonomy: Bucco Javensis Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Belongs to the group that also includes M. corvina, M. chrysopogon, M. rafflesii and M. mystacophanos; probably closest to M. rafflesii, having similar size and sexual monomorphism, or possibly to M. mystacophanos. Monotypic.

Distribution: Lowland Java and Bali.

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