Traditionally the three barbet families were subsumed under the Capitonidae, known in Chinese as the 鬚鴷科 xū-liè kē ('bearded woodpecker family'). Howard and Moore 2003 place them in the larger Ramphastidae (Chinese 巨嘴鳥科 jù-zuǐ-niǎo kē 'giant-bill bird family' or 鵎鵼科 tuókōng kē 'toucan family'; Japanese オオハシ科 ō-hashi ka 'large bill family'). Sibley and Monroe place them in the Megalaimidae (Chinese 拟啄木鳥科 nǐ-zhuómù-niǎo kē 'pseudo-woodpecker family'; Japanese オオゴシキドリ科 ō-go-shiki-dori ka 'large five-coloured bird family'). |
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The Taiwanese name for the Black-eyebrowed Barbet (Megalaima oorti) was originally the picturesque 五色鳥 'five-coloured bird', which appears to be from Japanese. Recently, however, a variant of the Mainland ornithological name, 擬啄木 , meaning 'pseudo-woodpecker', has been adopted. It is perhaps a pity that such an ungainly name has been adopted for this beautiful bird.
Species names
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| Psilopogon oorti Megalaima oorti  |
Black-browed barbet Muller's barbet Malayan barbet |
台灣擬啄木 (台湾拟啄木) 'Taiwan pseudo-wood-pecker' |
(黑眉擬啄木鳥) 黑眉拟啄木鸟 'black eyebrowed pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) (黑眉擬鴷) 黑眉拟䴕 'black-eyebrowed pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
Taiwan formerly: 五色鳥 (五色鸟) 'five-coloured bird'  Taxonomy 山擬啄木鳥 (山拟啄木鸟) 'mountain pseudo wood-pecking bird' (6) |
ゴシキドリ (五色鳥) go-shiki-dori 'five-coloured bird' |
Megalaima oorti: Chim Cu rốc trán vàng 'yellow-foreheaded cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
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A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
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A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
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A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
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Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
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(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)
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