Gold-whiskered Barbet
Psilopogon chrysopogon
Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae) · Piciformes (Piciformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii | 1 |
| Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii | 1 |
| Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus | 1 |
Famiglia
Megalaimidae, the Asian barbets, are a family of birds, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia. They were once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae but the Old World species have been found to be distinctive and are considered, along with the Lybiidae and Ramphastidae, as sister groups.
Ordine
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes (), the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of which the Picidae make up about half. In general, the Piciformes are insectivorous, although the barbets and toucans mostly eat fruit and the honeyguides are unique among birds in being able to digest beeswax (although insects make up the bulk …