Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla | নীলকন্ঠ বসন্তবৌরী |
| Chinese (SIM) | 蓝喉拟啄木鸟 |
| Czech | barbet modrolící |
| Dutch | Blauwkeel-baardvogel |
| English | Blue-throated Barbet |
| English (United States) | Blue-throated Barbet |
| French | Barbu à gorge bleue |
| French (French Guiana) | Barbu à gorge bleue |
| German | Blauwangen-Bartvogel |
| Japanese | アオノドゴシキドリ |
| Norwegian | blåstrupeskjeggfugl |
| Polish | pstrogłów niebieskolicy |
| Russian | Голубощёкий бородастик |
| Serbian | Plavogrli barbet |
| Slovak | barbet pestrý |
| Spanish | Barbudo Gorjiazul Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barbudo gorjiazul común |
| Swedish | blåstrupig barbett |
| Thai | นกโพระดกคอสีฟ้า |
| Turkish | Mavi Boğazlı Barbet |
| Ukrainian | Бородастик блакитнощокий |
Revision Notes
Anand Krishnan revised the account as part of a collaboration with Bird Count India. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account.
Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Trogon asiaticus
Latham, 1790. IndexOrn. 1, p.201.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Calcutta, fide Stuart Baker.
Definitions
- PSILOPOGON
- asiae / asiatica / asiaticus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus Scientific name definitions
Anand Krishnan
Version: 2.0 — Published April 21, 2023
Version: 2.0 — Published April 21, 2023
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Tables and Appendices
Table 1
Linear measurements (in mm) and mass (in g) for Blue-throated Barbet. All measures give as ranges, with means (when available) and sample sizes in parentheses.
| Measurement | P. a. asiaticus* | P. a. davisoni* | Both subspecies* |
| Body | U: 190–220 (n = 12) | ||
| Wing | F: 95–106 (100.8; n = 21) M: 97–110 (100.6; n = 20) |
F: 93–107 (99.1; n = 42) M: 94–110 (100; n = 37) |
U: 100–110 (n = 12) |
| Tail | F: 56–66 (62.2; n = 20) M: 58–68 (63.2; n = 20) |
U: 48.1–64.2 (n = 12) | |
| Bill Length | F: 23.7–28.2 (26.2; n = 20) M: 24.2–28.9 (26.1; n = 20) |
F: 23–29.6 (26.9; n = 41) M: 23.3–30.4 (26.1; n = 35) |
U: 20.6–26.2 (n = 12) |
| Bill Width | U: 10–16 (n = 12) | ||
| Bill Depth | U: 11.3–13.7 (n = 12) | ||
| Tarsus | F: 25–28 (26.7; n = 21) M: 24.5–28 (26; n = 20) |
U: 22.4–30.4 (n = 12) | |
| Mass | F: 86.8–103 (93.2; n = 7) M: 78.8–100 (89.2; n = 14) |
F: 64–93 (82.8; n = 10) M: 80–93 (84.6; n = 10) |
U: 61–100 (n = 13) |
* - U = Unsexed. F = female. M = male. Unsexed linear measurements from Krishnan and Tamma (Krishnan and Tamma 2016); all other data compiled by Short and Horne (Short and Horne 2001).