Green-Eared Barbet 
(Thầy chùa đầu xám, Psilopogon faiostrictus)

The green-eared barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) is an Asian barbet of the family Megalaimidae of the order Piciformes.


Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
faiostricta, faiostrictus Greek phaios dusky; stiktos spotted.

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