Brown-throated Barbet (Psilopogon corvinus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Brown-throated Barbet Psilopogon corvinus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Psilopogon corvinus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Megalaima as M. corvina.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	13,900 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	8.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common within its small range (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Indonesia	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Indonesia	Gunung Burangrang - Tangkuban Perahu
Indonesia	Gunung Ceremai
Indonesia	Gunung Gede - Pangrango
Indonesia	Gunung Halimun
Indonesia	Gunung Masigit-Kareumbi
Indonesia	Gunung Muria
Indonesia	Gunung Pancar
Indonesia	Gunung Papandayan-Kamojang
Indonesia	Gunung Salak
Indonesia	Gunung Sanggabuana
Indonesia	Gunung Segara
Indonesia	Gunung Slamet
Indonesia	Gunung Tilu-Simpang
Indonesia	Gunung Ungaran
Indonesia	Pegunungan Dieng
Indonesia	Telaga Warna-Cibulao

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	800 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown-throated Barbet Psilopogon corvinus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-throated-barbet-psilopogon-corvinus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.