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Blue-throated barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus · Family Megalaimidae

Psilopogon asiaticus

Family Megalaimidae

Order
Piciformes
Family
Megalaimidae
GBIF occurrence records
134,192
Countries and territories with records
16
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About this species

This species has 134,192 occurrence records from 16 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (65.3%), Thailand (10.4%), Nepal (10.4%), Bhutan (3.5%) and China (3.5%); together they account for 93.1% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.14% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Psilopogon asiaticus combines the genus name Psilopogon with the species epithet asiaticus. The Warbla app catalog lists 33 species of the genus Psilopogon; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Psilopogon haemacephalus, Psilopogon viridis and Psilopogon nuchalis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 35 species of the family Megalaimidae. This species ranks 5th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Psilopogon haemacephalus. Its record count is 1.9 times the family average (69,300). The family Megalaimidae belongs to the order Piciformes, which has 424 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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