Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Piciformes > Megalaimidae > Psilopogon > Psilopogon virensPsilopogon virens (Great Barbet)Synonyms: Megalaima virens The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.87185 EDGE Score: 2.06329 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 236 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 199 grams | | Male Weight [1] | 273 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 37.2 % |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Herbivore | | Diet - Fruit [2] | 60 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 20 % | | Diet - Plants [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 40 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 40 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 20 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 4 | | Incubation [3] | 14 days | | Maximum Longevity [3] | 13 years | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 13 inches (34 cm) |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Changjiang Plain evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests |
Myanmar, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Kayah-Karen montane rain forests |
Myanmar, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Luang Prabang montane rain forests |
Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Meghalaya subtropical forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests |
Myanmar, India, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests |
India, Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Annamites rain forests |
Laos, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Triangle subtropical forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Triangle temperate forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests |
China, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests |
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
India, Pakistan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Yarlung Tsangpo arid steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Ailaoshan Nature Reserve |
V |
332544 |
Yunnan, China |
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Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) National Park |
II |
13648 |
Mizoram, India |
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Bung Kroeng Kavia Non-hunting Area |
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Thailand |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve Sanctuary |
IV |
23685 |
West Bengal, India |
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Chae Son National Park |
II |
194441 |
Thailand |
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Chail Sanctuary |
IV |
31333 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Daranghati Sanctuary |
IV |
8190 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Daweishan Nature Reserve |
V |
122415 |
Yunnan, China |
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Didingshuiyuanlin Nature Reserve |
V |
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China |
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Dinghushan Nature Reserve |
V |
2320 |
Guangdong, China |
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Doi Ang Khang Nature Reserve |
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Thailand |
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Doi Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Thailand |
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Doi Inthanon National Park |
II |
115326 |
Thailand |
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Doi Khun Tan National Park |
II |
61680 |
Thailand |
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Doi Luang National Park |
II |
325736 |
Thailand |
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Doi Pha Chang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
144177 |
Thailand |
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Doi Pha Hom Pok Watershed Area National Park |
II |
133848 |
Thailand |
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Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
146468 |
Thailand |
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Doi Phu Kha National Park |
II |
472119 |
Thailand |
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Doi Suthep-pui National Park |
II |
70007 |
Thailand |
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Erawan National Park |
II |
131204 |
Thailand |
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Fanjingshan Nature Reserve |
V |
86145 |
Guizhou, China |
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Fujian Wuyishan Nature Reserve |
V |
206754 |
Fujian, China |
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Gamgul Siahbehi Sanctuary |
IV |
22296 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve |
V |
1245925 |
Yunnan, China |
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Great Himalayan National Park |
II |
184040 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
699629 |
Thailand |
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Kaeng Krachan National Park |
II |
753452 |
Thailand |
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Kugti Sanctuary |
IV |
126362 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Lum Nam Pai Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
298416 |
Thailand |
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Mae Sa-Kog Ma Reserve |
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Thailand |
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Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
307947 |
Thailand |
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Mae Wong National Park |
II |
221459 |
Thailand |
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Mae Yuam Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Thailand |
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Manas National Park |
II |
135025 |
Assam, India |
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Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area |
VI |
539941 |
Laos |
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Nam Nao National Park |
II |
240993 |
Thailand |
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Namdapha National Park |
II |
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Arunachal Pradesh, India |
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Nanda Devi National Park |
II |
161583 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Om Koi Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
299357 |
Thailand |
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Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park |
II |
75377 |
Thailand |
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Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
391278 |
Thailand |
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Phu Kradung National Park |
II |
63197 |
Thailand |
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Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
227671 |
Thailand |
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Phu Rua National Park |
II |
29733 |
Thailand |
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Pu Mat National Park |
IV |
239739 |
Viet Nam |
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Rajaji National Park |
II |
196637 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Sakaerat Environmental Research Station Biosphere Reserve |
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19294 |
Thailand |
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Sri Satchanalai National Park |
II |
54041 |
Thailand |
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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park |
II |
315222 |
Thailand |
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Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
918234 |
Thailand |
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Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve |
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47993 |
China |
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Tundah Sanctuary |
IV |
26333 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
619152 |
Thailand |
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Wiang Kosai National Park |
II |
108737 |
Thailand |
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Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve |
V |
567531 |
Yunnan, China |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
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Mountains of Southwest China |
China, Myanmar |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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