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Chinese barbet

Chinese barbet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species: P. faber
Binomial name
Psilopogon faber
(Swinhoe, 1870)
Synonyms

Megalaima faber


Megalaima faber

The Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is endemic to southern China.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-browed barbet (M. oorti).



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