Barbets (Capitonidae)
Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima pulcherrima) - HBW 7, p. 208
French: Barbu élégant
German: Prachtbartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Elegante
Other common names: Golden-rumped/Kinabalu Barbet
Taxonomy: Megalæma pulcherrima Sharpe, 1888, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Closely related to M. henricii and M. armillaris, and all three have been considered conspecific or to form a superspecies; all appear also to be related to group that includes M. oorti, M. asiatica and M. incognita. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Borneo mountains, from Kinabalu and Trus Madi S to Mulu and Murud.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird using gular sacs in producing its territorial call. Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Rita Carratello 15 July 2003 3 years ago 1 min 33 sec 4 -
A perched individual, probably an immature Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 21 April 2003 1 year ago 20 sec 3.8 -
A bird moving around in bamboo Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 8 September 2001 5 years ago 21 sec 2.4
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Frontal view of an adult bird perched on a branch.
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 November 2009 22 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 November 2009 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird at eye-level in the canopy with strong sunlight from behind
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
monicayhector 1 August 2007 3 years ago 2
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A bird singing.
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 1996 2 years ago 3 -
Calling late morning high in the trees. Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Sam Woods 1 June 2008 3 years ago 3
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