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Blue-eared Barbet

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Photo by jarayLocation:  Kang Kra Jan NP/ Thailand
Photo by jaray
Location: Kang Kra Jan NP/ Thailand
Megalaima australis

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[edit] Identification

17-18 cm. Green body, dark bill, different head patterns according to subspecies. Female- duller head patterns, orange patches above and below ear coverts; juvenile - green head, blue on ear coverts and throat.

[edit] Distribution

Northeast India, Singapore, Indonesia and Borneo.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 7 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Broadleaf evergreen forest, woodland to 1525m.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in a tree hole.

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