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Revision as of 07:54, 13 August 2014
- Megalaima australis
Includes Little Barbet
Identification
17-18 cm
- Green body
- Dark bill
Head patterns vary according to subspecies
Female
- Duller head patterns
- Orange patches above and below ear coverts
juvenile
- Green head
- Blue ear coverts and throat
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Psilopogon.
Subspecies[1]
There are 6 subspecies, sometimes split into 2 species[1]:
- Blue-eared Barbet
- M. a. cyanotis:
- South-eastern Nepal to Bangladesh, north-eastern India, southern China, Burma, Malay Peninsula
- M. a. orientalis:
- M. a. duvaucelii:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island and Borneo
- M. a. gigantorhina:
- Nias Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- M. a. tanamassae:
- Batu Islands (off western Sumatra)
- Little Barbet:
Several additional subspecies are not recognised by all authorities[2]
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, woodland to 1525m.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree hole.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase#Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-eared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-eared_Barbet