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The golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) belongs to the family Megalaimidae under the order Piciformes.

Golden-throated barbet taxonomy

The family Megalaimidae was first introduced by Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873), an English zoologist, in the year 1852. The Megalaimidae comprises two subfamilies, namely, Megalaiminae and Caloramphinae.

The subfamily Megalaiminae is monotypic and comprises the genus Psilopogon. This genus was first described by Dr. Salomon Müller (April 7, 1804 – December 29, 1864), a German naturalist, in the year 1836.

The genus Psilopogon comprises about 31 species. The species Psilopogon pyrolophus is the type species of this genus. The species Psilopogon franklinii was first introduced by Edward Blyth in the year 1842.

The species Psilopogon franklinii is polytypic and comprises two subspecies, viz., Psilopogon franklinii franklinii (Blyth, 1842) and Psilopogon franklinii ramsayi (Walden, 1875).
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Psilopogon franklinii
Species:P. franklinii
Genus:Psilopogon
Subfamily:-
Family:Megalaimidae
Order:Piciformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
1.Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
image by Francesco Veronesi

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Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
2.Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
image by JJ Harrison

Psilopogon franklinii
3.Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
image by Francesco Veronesi

Psilopogon franklinii
4.Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
image by Jason Thompson

Psilopogon franklinii
5.Golden-throated barbet - Psilopogon franklinii
image by Jason Thompson

Psilopogon franklinii
6.Psilopogon franklinii
image by Dibyendu Ash

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1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden-throated_Barbet_-_Bhutan_S4E0602_(15788610633).jpg (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/26/17
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megalaima_franklinii_-_Mae_Wong.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY 3.0
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/34246343936/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 10/26/17
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79492850@N00/8464829738/ (cropped)
Image author: Jason Thompson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/26/17
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79492850@N00/8470533642/ (cropped)
Author: Jason Thompson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/26/17
6.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Image author: Dibyendu Ash | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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