Species of Thailand
Sooty barbet
Caloramphus hayii
John Edward Gray, 1831
In Thai: นกจอกป่าหัวโต
The sooty barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and formerly Singapore where it is extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Genus
- Caloramphus
- Species
- Caloramphus hayii
Common names
- Thai: นกจอกป่าหัวโต
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Near Threatened (ONEP)
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