Golden-throated Barbet

Order - Piciformes
Family - Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Golden-throated Barbet

Psilopogon franklinii

金喉拟啄木鸟 (jīn hóu nǐ-zhuómù-niǎo)

    Malay : Takur Sayap Tarum Biasa

    Japanese : キンノドゴシキドリ (kin-nodo go-shiki-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 金喉五色鳥

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 4,010,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Taxonomy update for 2019

Golden-throated Barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) populations from southern Vietnam and a small corner of adjacent Laos are recognized as a distinct species Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis). :

- Golden-throated Barbet (Psilopogon franklinii)
- Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis)

    

    Size : c. 20.5–23.5 cm; 50–73 g (ramsayi), 71–101 g (franklinii)

    

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

    EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

    Golden-throated Barbet (Himalayan) Psilopogon franklinii franklinii

• Psilopogon franklinii franklinii (Blyth, 1842, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India)
  – Central Nepal east along Himalayan slopes to northern Myanmar and southern China (southeastern Tibet, western and southern Yunnan, southwestern Guangxi), south to southeast Bangladesh, eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos and North Vietnam.

    EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

    Golden-throated Barbet (Malayan) Psilopogon franklinii ramsayi

• Psilopogon franklinii ramsayi (Walden, 1875, 2000-4000 feet, Karenni Hills)
  – Central Myanmar and northwestern Thailand (Chiang Mai Province) south through the Malay Peninsula.
• Identification :
  – Differs from the nominate in having the ear coverts and front of superciliary mostly white or grayish, bordered with black, particularly on the lores and behind the eye. As a result, generally appears "fuzzier," without the stark, contrasting black eye stripe of the nominate.

Distribution Map

Psilopogon franklinii ssp. ramsayi
Date : 27 June 2017

Location : Gunung Ulu Kali, Genting Highlands, Daerah Bentong, Pahang