Taxonomic note
Psilopogon virens (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Megalaima.
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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | Land-mass type | Forest dependency | Average mass |
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altitudinal migrant | high | 202 g |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 6,680,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | decreasing | - | inferred | - |
Generation length | 8.5 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common in India and local in Pakistan (del Hoyo et al. 2002), while the population in China has been estimated at c. 100-10,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009).
Trend justification: The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016) and unsustainable levels of hunting.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Bangladesh | extant | native | yes | |||
Bhutan | extant | native | yes | |||
China (mainland) | extant | native | yes | |||
India | extant | native | yes | |||
Laos | extant | native | yes | |||
Myanmar | extant | native | yes | |||
Nepal | extant | native | yes | |||
Pakistan | extant | native | yes | |||
Thailand | extant | native | yes | |||
Vietnam | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence, national |
Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Great Barbet Psilopogon virens. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/great-barbet-psilopogon-virens on 31/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 31/01/2025.