Traditionally the three barbet families were subsumed under the Capitonidae. Howard and Moore 2003 place them in the larger Ramphastidae family. It is more common in Asia to assign the Asian barbets to either the Capitonidae or the Megalaimidae. |
General
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Malaysian names are now being updated. For consistency, Vietnamese bird names (except for ducks and chickens) are preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird'. Ornithological lists mostly omit this as understood. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
Vietnamese has two names for the barbets, Thầy chùa, literally meaning 'bonze, Buddhist priest' and Cu rốc. The second name could be interpreted as 'emaciated pigeon', but this does not seem very plausible. Neither term is found in non-specialist dictionaries with the meaning of 'barbet'.
Species names
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EAST ASIAN |
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| Psilopogon virens Megalaima virens   |
Great barbet Barbu géant |
Megalaima virens: Chim Thầy chùa lớn 'large bonze bird' (12, 34) |
Megalaima virens: Chim Cu rốc lớn 'large cu rốc bird' (13) |
大拟啄木鸟 (大擬啄木鳥) 'large pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 大拟䴕 (大擬鴷) 'large pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
オオゴシキドリ (大五色鳥) ō go-shiki-dori 'large five-coloured bird' |
นกตั้งล้อ nók tâŋ-lóaa 'tâŋ-lóaa bird' |
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| Psilopogon lagrandieri Megalaima lagrandieri |
Red-vented barbet Barbu à ventre rouge |
Megalaima lagrandieri: Chim Thầy chùa đít đỏ 'red-bottomed bonze bird' (12, 34) |
红臀拟䴕 (紅臀擬鴷) 'red-bottomed pseudo-woodpecker' (4) 红肛拟啄木鸟 (紅肛擬啄木鳥) 'red-vented pseudo wood-pecking bird' (5) |
シリアカオオゴシキドリ (尻赤大五色鳥) shiri-aka ō go-shiki-dori 'red-bottomed large five-coloured bird' |
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| Psilopogon lineatus Megalaima lineata  |
Lineated barbet Barbu rayé |
Megalaima lineata: Chim Thầy chùa bụng nâu 'brown-bellied bonze bird' (12, 34) |
Megalaima lineata: Chim Cu rốc bụng nâu 'brown-bellied cu rốc bird' (13) |
绿拟啄木鸟 (綠擬啄木鳥) 'green pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3) or 斑头绿拟啄木鸟 (斑頭擬啄木鳥) 'stripe-headed green pseudo wood-pecking bird' (alt in 1, 3) 绿拟䴕 (綠擬鴷) 'green pseudo-woodpecker' (4)  Taxonomy |
シロボシオオゴシキドリ (白星大五色鳥) shiro-boshi ō go-shiki-dori 'white-starred large five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกธรรมดา nók pʰoo-rá-dòk tʰam-ma-daa 'common barbet (bird)' |
Burung Takur Kukup 'mudflat barbet (bird)' (25, 26) Burung Takor Kukup 'mudflat barbet (bird)' (24) |
Burung Takur Bultok 'lineatedbarbet barbet (bird)' |
| Psilopogon faiostrictus Megalaima faiostricta |
Green-eared barbet Lineated barbet Barbu grivelé |
Megalaima faiostricta: Chim Thầy chùa đầu xám 'grey-headed bonze bird' (12, 34) |
Megalaima faiostricta: Chim Cu rốc đầu xám 'grey-headed cu rốc bird' (13) |
黄纹拟啄木鸟 (黃紋擬啄木鳥) 'yellow fine-patterned pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 黄纹拟䴕 (黃紋擬鴷) 'yellow-fine-patterned pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
ミミアオゴシキドリ (耳青五色鳥) mimi-ao go-shiki-dori 'blue-eared five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกหูเขียว nók pʰoo-rá-dòk hŭu-kʰĭaw 'green-eared barbet (bird)' |
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| Psilopogon franklinii Megalaima franklinii |
Golden-throated barbet Barbu de Franklin |
Megalaima franklinii: Chim Cu rốc đầu vàng 'yellow-headed cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
金喉拟啄木鸟 (金喉擬啄木鳥) 'gold-throated pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 金喉拟䴕 (金喉擬鴷) 'gold-throated pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
キンノドゴシキドリ (金喉五色鳥) kin-nodo go-shiki-dori 'gold-throated five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกคางเหลือง nók pʰoo-rá-dòk kʰaaŋ-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-chinned barbet (bird)' |
Burung Takur Leher Emas 'gold-necked barbet (bird)' (26) Burung Takor Leher Emas 'gold-necked barbet (bird)' (24) Burung Takor Gunung 'mountain barbet (bird)' (25) |
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Vietnamese |
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Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Psilopogon oorti Megalaima oorti |
Black-browed barbet Muller's barbet Malayan barbet Barbu malais |
Megalaima oorti: Chim Cu rốc trán vàng 'yellow-foreheaded cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
黑眉拟啄木鸟 (黑眉擬啄木鳥) 'black eyebrowed pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 黑眉拟䴕 (黑眉擬鴷) 'black-eyebrowed pseudo-woodpecker' (4) Taiwan: (台湾拟啄木) 台灣擬啄木 'Taiwan pseudo-wood-pecker' Taxonomy |
ゴシキドリ (五色鳥) go-shiki-dori 'five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกคิ้วดำ nók pʰoo-rá-dòk kʰíw-dam 'black-eyebrowed barbet (bird)' |
Burung Takur Kening Hitam 'black-eyebrowed barbet (bird)' (26) Burung Takur Bukit 'hill barbet (bird)' (25) Burung Takor Bukit 'hill barbet (bird)' (24) |
Burung Takur Bukit 'hill barbet (bird)' |
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| Psilopogon asiaticus Megalaima asiatica |
Blue-throated barbet Barbu à gorge bleue |
Megalaima asiatica: Chim Cu rốc đầu đỏ 'red-headed cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
蓝喉拟啄木鸟 (藍喉擬啄木鳥) 'blue-throated pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 蓝喉拟䴕 (藍喉擬鴷) 'blue-throated pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
アオノドゴシキドリ (青喉五色鳥) ao-nodo go-shiki-dori 'blue-throated five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกคอสีฟ้า nók pʰoo-rá-dòk kʰoaa-sĭi-fáa 'sky-blue-necked barbet (bird)' |
Burung Takur Muka biru 'blue-faced barbet (bird)' |
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| Psilopogon incognitus Megalaima incognita |
Moustached barbet Hume's blue-throated barbet Ceylon small barbet Barbu de Hume |
Megalaima incognita: Chim Cu rốc tai đen 'black-eared cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
休氏拟䴕 (休氏擬鴷) 'Mr Xiu's pseudo-woodpecker' (4) 印尼蓝喉拟啄木鸟 (印尼藍喉擬啄木鳥) 'Indonesian blue-throated pseudo wood-pecking bird' (5) |
クロヒゲゴシキドリ (黒髭五色鳥) kuro-hige go-shiki-dori 'black-moustached five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกคอสีฟ้าเคราดำ nók pʰoo-rá-dòk kʰoaa-sĭi-fáa kʰraw-dam 'black-whiskered sky-blue-necked barbet (bird)' |
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| Psilopogon australis Megalaima australis |
Blue-eared barbet Barbu à calotte bleue |
Megalaima australis: Chim Cu rốc đầu đen 'black-headed cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
蓝耳拟啄木鸟 (藍耳擬啄木鳥) 'blue-eared pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 蓝耳拟䴕 (藍耳擬鴷) 'blue-eared pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
アオミミゴシキドリ (青耳五色鳥) ao-mimi go-shiki-dori 'blue-eared five-coloured bird' |
นกโพระดกหน้าผากดำ nók pʰoo-rá-dòk nâa-pʰàak-dam 'black-foreheaded barbet (bird)' |
Burung Takur Pipi Biru 'blue-cheeked barbet (bird)' (26) Burung Takur Akar 'root barbet (bird)' (25) Burung Takor Akar 'root barbet bird' (24) |
Burung Takur Tenggeret 'black-treecricket barbet (bird)' (onomat., from Jakartan tenggeret ~ cenggeret ~ tonggeret) |
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| Psilopogon haemacephalus Megalaima haemacephala |
Coppersmith barbet Crimson-breasted barbet Barbu à plastron rouge |
Megalaima haemacephala: Chim Cu rốc cổ đỏ 'red-throated cu rốc bird' (12, 34) |
赤胸拟啄木鸟 (赤胸擬啄木鳥) 'red-breasted pseudo wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 5) 赤胸拟䴕 (赤胸擬鴷) 'red-breasted pseudo-woodpecker' (4) |
ムネアカゴシキドリ (胸赤五色鳥) mune-aka go-shiki-dori 'red-breasted five-coloured bird' |
นกตีทอง nók tii-tʰoaaŋ 'gold-beater (bird)' |
Burung Takur Akar 'root barbet (bird)' (alt in 26) Burung Takur Tukang Besi 'iron-craftsman barbet (bird)' (25, alt in 26) Burung Takor Tembaga 'copper barbet (bird)' (24) |
Burung Takur Ungkut-ungkut 'hunched-over barbet (bird)' (from Jakartan) |
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中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
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
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981 (List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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