Barbets (Capitonidae)
Moustached Barbet (Megalaima incognita) - HBW 7, p. 207
French: Barbu de Hume
German: Grünscheitel-Bartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Bigotudo
Other common names: Hume’s Blue-throated Barbet
Taxonomy: Megalaima incognita Hume, 1874, Tenasserim.
Closely related to M. asiatica, with mixed pairing reported in the wild; race chersonesus of latter somewhat intermediate between the two species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- incognita Hume, 1874 - S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and W Thailand.
- elbeli Deignan, 1956 - NE & E Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam.
- euroa (Deignan, 1939) - SE Thailand, Cambodia, S Laos and S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird eating fruit in a tree Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Eldert Groenewoud 23 February 2009 3 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile bird foraging in a tree. Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp elbeli )
Yoel Jimenez 26 March 2008 3 years ago 13 sec 3.8
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In a tree
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
John A Thompson 30 October 2012 26 weeks ago 4 -
feeding on fruits
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 17 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
feeding on berries
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 17 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Bokor National Park, Kampot Province, Cambodia (ssp euroa)
Pete Morris 1 March 2004 20 weeks ago 3 -
On a branch
Locality Bokor National Park, Kampot Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 9 January 2012 1 year ago 3 -
Bird perched
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Klaus Lachenmaier 27 August 2010 2 years ago 3
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With Gray Peacock Pheasant Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Niels Poul Dreyer 20 January 2010 3 years ago 2
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