Wednesday 23 December 2015

Black-eared Barbet

Order - Piciformes
Family - Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
Black-eared Barbet
Psilopogon duvaucelii
蓝耳拟啄木鸟 (lán-ěr nǐ-zhuómù-niǎo)

    Malay : Takur Tukang Rimba Biasa
    Japanese : アオミミゴシキドリ (aomimi go-shiki-dori) 
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 青耳五色鳥



Taxonomy update for 2014
Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is split into two species,
with Little Barbet occurring on Java and Bali & Blue-eared Barbet
widespread elsewhere in Southeast Asia. :
- Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
- Little Barbet (Psilopogon australis)

Taxonomy update for 2023
Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is split from Blue-eared Barbet
(Psilopogon cyanotis). The two species are almost identical in voice but have
striking differences in face pattern and a narrow contact zone. A third member
of the complex, Yellow-eared Barbet (Psilopogon australis) (formerly Little Barbet),
is restricted to Java and Bali and has been split for multiple years but illustrates
how species limits turn over in this species.

    -  Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis)
       RANGE: Widespread in Southeast Asia south down Malay Peninsula to southern
                      Thailand
    -  Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
       RANGE: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula (from southern Thailand southward),
                      Sumatra (and adjacent islands), Bangka Island, and Borneo

There is an overlap (and hybrid!) zone in southern Thailand & northern Malaysia with intermediate characteristics (eg: a mix of blue and black on the ear coverts).
    -  Blue-eared/Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis/duvaucelii)
    -  Blue-eared x Black-eared Barbet [hybrid] (Psilopogon cyanotis x duvaucelii)


    Size : 16-17 cm, 26.3-37 g

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution
  • Psilopogon duvaucelii duvaucelii (Lesson, RP 1830)
    – southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, and Borneo.
  • Psilopogon duvaucelii gigantorhinus (Oberholser, HC 1912)
    – Nias I. (off nw Sumatra).
  • Psilopogon duvaucelii tanamassae (Meyer de Schauensee, R 1929)
    – Batu Islands (off w Sumatra).

Psilopogon duvaucelii spp. duvaucelii
Date : 18 May 2019
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Psilopogon duvaucelii ssp. cyanotis
Date : 28 July 2018
Location : Hutan Simpan Kekal Bukit Larut, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Psilopogon duvaucelii spp. duvaucelii
Date : 25 May 2016
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Psilopogon duvaucelii spp. duvaucelii
Date : 25 May 2016
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Psilopogon duvaucelii ssp. cyanotis
Date : 29 November 2015
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

Psilopogon duvaucelii ssp. cyanotis
Date : 29 November 2015
Location : Berjaya Hills, Daerah Bentong, Pahang

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