---
title: "Grote Baardvogel"
description: "Psilopogon virens — Vogels. The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/great-barbet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote Baardvogel

> Psilopogon virens — Vogels. The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude.

- Scientific name: *Psilopogon virens*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2184
- Wikidata: [Q27074833](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074833)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367525](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367525)

## Names

- en: Great Barbet
- de: Heulbartvogel
- es: Barbudo Grande
- fr: Barbu géant
- it: Barbetto maggiore
- nl: Grote Baardvogel
- pl: Pstrogłów żółtodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

IN (864), CN (455), HK (255), NP (175), TH (98), BT (66), MM (17), PK (11), VN (4)

## Summary

The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004 because of its wide distribution.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_barbet

## Photo

![Grote Baardvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-barbet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209508967

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/great-barbet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).