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Psilopogon
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Psilopogon is a genus of Old World barbets that used to include only a single species, the fire-tufted barbet (P. pyrolophus). Results of molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that the genus is nested within an evolutionary branch consisting of Asian barbets that were formerly placed in the genus Megalaima proposed by George Robert Gray in 1841. Since Psilopogon was proposed by Salomon Müller already in 1835, this name takes priority.
Species
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyMegalaimidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Collections
- LSUMZ, CLO
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Megalaimidae
- Image
- Psilopogon pyrolophus-20030906.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Psilopogon
- taxon common name
- Asian barbets
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- Psilopogon
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- Category:Psilopogon
- Commons category
- Psilopogon
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
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Psilopogon is a genus of Old World barbets that used to include only a single species, the fire-tufted barbet (P. pyrolophus). Results of molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that the genus is nested within an evolutionary branch consisting of Asian barbets that were formerly placed in the genus Megalaima proposed by George Robert Gray in 1841. Since Psilopogon was proposed by Salomon Müller already in 1835, this name takes priority.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
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