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Crimson-fronted Barbet

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Crimson-fronted Barbet

Summary

Crimson-fronted Barbet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crimson-fronted Barbet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is classified within Megalaima[5].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is endemic to Sri Lanka[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Crimson-fronted Barbet is Megalaima rubricapillus[7].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet's Commons category is recorded as Psilopogon rubricapillus[8].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet's original combination is recorded as Q138000863[9].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. rubricapillus'}[10].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crimson-fronted barbet'}[11].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Barbu à couronne rouge'}[12].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Roodkeelbaardvogel'}[13].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pnb', 'text': 'میگالیما ربریکاپلس'}[14].
  • Crimson-fronted Barbet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ceylonbarbett'}[15].

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Classification

Crimson-fronted Barbet's scientific name is Megalaima rubricapillus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Megalaima[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crimson-fronted barbet'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Barbu à couronne rouge'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Roodkeelbaardvogel'}[13], {'lang': 'pnb', 'text': 'میگالیما ربریکاپلس'}[14], and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ceylonbarbett'}[15].

Distribution

Crimson-fronted Barbet is endemic to Sri Lanka[6].

Identifiers

Crimson-fronted Barbet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1032468[16]. Crimson-fronted Barbet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2478696[17]. Crimson-fronted Barbet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 685720[18].

Why It Matters

Crimson-fronted Barbet ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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