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

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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
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	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,600,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
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 to rare (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Cambodia	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native		yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Cambodia	Ang Tropeang Thmor
Cambodia	Chhep
Cambodia	Kirirom
Cambodia	Mondulkiri - Kratie Lowlands
Cambodia	Phnom Bokor
Cambodia	Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang
Laos	Attapu Plain
Laos	Dong Ampham
Laos	Dong Kalo
Laos	Dong Khanthung
Laos	Eastern Bolikhamxay Mountains
Laos	Hin Namno
Laos	Nakai Plateau
Laos	Nakai-Nam Theun
Laos	Nam Xam
Laos	Phou Loeuy
Laos	Phou Xiang Thong
Laos	Siphandon
Laos	Upper Xe Kaman
Laos	Xe Khampho / Xe Pian
Laos	Xe Kong Plains
Thailand	Doi Pha Chang
Thailand	Huai Kha Khaeng
Thailand	Kaeng Krachan
Thailand	Khao Laem
Thailand	Khao Soi Dao
Thailand	Khao Yai
Thailand	Mae Wong
Thailand	Thung Yai - Naresuan
Vietnam	A Yun Pa
Vietnam	Bach Ma
Vietnam	Ban Bung
Vietnam	Ban Thi - Xuan Lac
Vietnam	Cat Loc
Vietnam	Chu Prong
Vietnam	Chu Yang Sin
Vietnam	Cuc Phuong
Vietnam	Dakrong
Vietnam	Ke Bang
Vietnam	Ke Go
Vietnam	Khe Net
Vietnam	Kon Cha Rang
Vietnam	Kon Ka Kinh
Vietnam	Lo Go - Xa Mat
Vietnam	Nam Cat Tien
Vietnam	Phong Dien
Vietnam	Pu Mat
Vietnam	Sinh Long
Vietnam	Tam Dao
Vietnam	Truong Son
Vietnam	Vu Quang
Vietnam	Yok Don

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	marginal	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1035 m

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/green-eared-barbet-psilopogon-faiostrictus 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.