Species profile
Great Barbet
Psilopogon virens
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are nw India to se China and Myanmar.
- Scientific name
- Psilopogon virens
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Psilopogon
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Great Barbet in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Megalaimidae
- Annam Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis)
- Black-banded Barbet (Psilopogon javensis)
- Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti)
- Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
- Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
- Bornean Barbet (Psilopogon eximius)
- Bornean Brown Barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus)
- Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)