Barbets (Capitonidae)
Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) - HBW 7, p. 203
French: Barbu à joues jaunes
German: Goldwangen-Bartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Carigualdo
Taxonomy: Bucco chrysopogon Temminck, 1824, Sumatra.
Belongs to the group that also includes M. corvina, M. rafflesii, M. mystacophanos and M. javensis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- laeta (Robinson & Kloss, 1918) - SW Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia; probably also extreme S Myanmar.
- chrysopogon (Temminck, 1824) - Sumatra.
- chrysopsis Goffin, 1863 - Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp laeta)
Tom Tarrant 31 July 1994 8 years ago 14 sec 2.4 -
A perched individual, largely hidden Locality Bornean Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp chrysopsis)
Greg Baker 1 May 2003 1 year ago 15 sec 2.3 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp laeta)
Tom Tarrant 31 July 1994 8 years ago 27 sec 2.2 -
A well-camouflaged bird in a tree, scratching the head and flying away. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp laeta)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 4 years ago 21 sec 1.3
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