Sooty barbet
Species of bird
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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.[1]
| Sooty barbet | |
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| in Panti Forest, Johor, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Megalaimidae |
| Genus: | Caloramphus |
| Species: | C. hayii |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloramphus hayii (Gray, JE, 1831) | |
This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo.[2]
