[1] Bucco oortii was the scientific name proposed by Salomon Müller in 1835 who described a barbet specimen collected in Sumatra.

[2] It was placed in the genus Megalaima proposed by George Robert Gray in 1842 who suggested to use this name instead of Bucco.

It has black streaks above the eyes and red patches above its bill, lores, throat and nape.

[5] The black-browed barbet inhabits montane and dipterocarp forests between 600 and 2,000 m (2,000 and 6,600 ft) in western Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

[1] The black-browed barbet forages on insects and fruits in the upper and middle levels of the canopy.