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Taxonomic note

Psilopogon rubricapillus and P. malabaricus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously placed in the genus Megalaima and lumped as M. rubricapillus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), with the gender agreement following David and Gosselin (2002a).

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.

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

Trend justification: Although the species is adaptable and survives well in plantations and farmed areas (del Hoyo et al. 2002)., the population is nevertheless suspected to be undergoing some declines owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Malabar Barbet Psilopogon malabaricus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/malabar-barbet-psilopogon-malabaricus 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.