Taiwan Barbet - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Nolan.Hwang
Nantou, Taiwan, January 2010

Psilopogon nuchalis

Distribution

Endemic to Taiwan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet.
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

The call is a tok tr trrrrrrt

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Taiwan Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taiwan_Barbet

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