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Black-banded barbet

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Black-banded barbet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species:
P. javensis
Binomial name
Psilopogon javensis
(Horsfield, 1821)
Synonyms

Megalaima javensis

The black-banded barbet (Psilopogon javensis) is a bird species in the Megalaimidae family. It is endemic to Java and Bali.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

They are known to attract ecotourists to Java.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Psilopogon javensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22681622A110591039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22681622A110591039.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Nijman, Vincent (2023-05-14). "Tourists, selfies and coastal monitoring during COVID-19". Journal of Ecotourism. 22 (4): 578–584. Bibcode:2023JEcot..22..578N. doi:10.1080/14724049.2023.2212143. ISSN 1472-4049.