Barbets (Capitonidae)
Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) - HBW 7, p. 199
French: Barbu géant
German: HeulBartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Grande
Other common names: Giant Barbet, Giant/Great Hill Barbet, Great Himalayan/Himalayan Great Barbet
Taxonomy: Bucco virens Boddaert, 1783, China.
Related to M. lagrandieri, but not very closely. Races weakly to moderately marked; Indochinese birds, described as race indochinensis, now considered indistinguishable from nominate; birds of Mishmi Hills (NE Assam) formerly recognized as race mayri, but inseparable from clamator. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- marshallorum (Swinhoe, 1870) - NE Pakistan and NW India E to W Nepal.
- magnifica Stuart Baker, 1926 - E Nepal E to C Assam.
- clamator Mayr, 1941 - NE Assam, N Myanmar, SW China (W Yunnan) and NW Thailand.
- virens (Boddaert, 1783) - C Myanmar and SE China S to NC Thailand and N Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male perched, interacting with a second individual and then calling Locality Pokhara, Nepal (ssp marshallorum)
Greg Baker 5 March 2009 1 year ago 58 sec 3 -
An adult partially hidden feeding at the top of a fruiting tree Locality Pokhara, Nepal (ssp marshallorum)
Greg Baker 25 February 2009 1 year ago 28 sec 3 -
Adult partially hidden near Sarangkot summit viewpoint Locality Pokhara, Nepal (ssp marshallorum)
Greg Baker 25 February 2009 1 year ago 17 sec 2.8 -
A bird in a tree flying away. Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 11 December 2010 1 year ago 10 sec 2.8 -
Adult in open, then drops to feed in berries. Locality Tengchong, Yunnan, China (Southern)
alibenn 6 January 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 2.5 -
One bird fliyng away. Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp clamator)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 December 2010 1 year ago 8 sec 2.3
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Seen in high altitude of Mussoorie
Locality Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, India
jugal Tiwari 2 June 2009 1 year ago 3.2 -
a bird standing on a sheepberry
Locality Sichuan, China (Northern)
Zhou Huaming 5 January 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A male perched on the branch of a tree.
Locality Himachal Pradesh, India
Carmelo López 2 June 2010 1 year ago 2.6 -
Great Barbet (Megalaima virens)
Locality Nainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Guy Poisson 9 November 2006 1 year ago 2.5 -
Bird in fruiting tree
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Klaus Lachenmaier 14 July 2005 47 weeks ago 2.4 -
An adult perched on a pine tree.
Locality Himachal Pradesh, India
Carmelo López 28 May 2010 1 year ago 2
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Calling in morning Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
(ssp marshallorum)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1996 1 year ago 3 -
Clear duetting song Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
(ssp virens)
dreyernp 20 January 2010 1 year ago 2
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