Gold-whiskered Barbet

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Gold-whiskered Barbet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Megalaima
Species: M. chrysopogon
Binomial name
Megalaima chrysopogon
(Temminck, 1824)

The Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Fraser's Hill, Malaysia 1994
Fraser's Hill, Malaysia 1994


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