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Jianfengling NFP, Hainan, China, November 2009

Megalaima faber

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Southern China including Hainan.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

• M. f. sini in southern China (Guangxi)
• M. f. faber on Hainan

It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet.

[edit] Habitat

Montane forest.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase

• List of references

[edit] External Links