📸 PhotoPhoto: Ben Keen · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Taiwan Barbet
Psilopogon nuchalis (Taiwan Barbet · Taiwan Barbet)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 It can also be seen in city parks in Taichung in central Taiwan (Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank).
- 💡 Its body length of about 21 cm is the same as the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Taiwan Barbet is an endemic species found only on the island of Taiwan, a plump bird about 21 cm in body length. It lives widely from the lowlands to broadleaf forests below 2,400 m elevation and even in city parks.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is round and plump, and it uses its sturdy woodpecker-like bill to excavate holes in dead trees. Its plumage resembles green leaves, making it inconspicuous.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on berries and also catches insects and spiders, spending its life in the trees without coming down to the ground. It excavates a hole in a dead tree with its bill to make its nest.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2025) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22734433/154686917
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 154686917
- • wikidata.org — Q27074855
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Psilopogon nuchalis - Ben Keen - 252080992.png
- • tcmb.culture.tw — detail
- • nmns.edu.tw — Collection-000522
- • nmns.edu.tw — Collection-E00522
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Rohit N · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Psilopogon viridis)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.