Asian Barbet Species

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There are 26 barbet species living in forest areas from Tibet to Indonesia.

Subfamily Megalaimatinae

• Genus Psilopogon
  • Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus)


• Genus Megalaima
  • Great Barbet (Megalaima virens)
  • Red-vented Barbet (Megalaima lagrandieri)
  • Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
  • Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata)
  • White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis)
  • Green-eared Barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
  • Brown-throated Barbet (Megalaima corvina)
  • Gold-whiskered or Golden-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)
  • Red-crowned BarbetMegalaima rafflesii,
  • Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos)
  • Black-banded Barbet (Megalaima javensis)
  • Yellow-fronted Barbet (Megalaima flavifrons)
  • Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii)
  • Black-browed Barbet (Megalaima oorti)
  • Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
  • Mountain Barbet (Megalaima monticola)
  • Moustached Barbet (Megalaima incognita)
  • Yellow-crowned Barbet (Megalaima henricii)
  • Flame-fronted Barbet (Megalaima armillaris)
  • Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima pulcherrima)
  • Blue-eared Barbet(Megalaima australis)
  • Bornean Barbet (Megalaima eximia)
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapilla)
  • Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)

Subfamily Caloramphinae

• Genus Caloramphus
  • Brown Barbet (Calorhamphus fuliginosus)

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