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[[Image:Blue-eared_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jaray|jaray}}<br />[[Kang Kra Jan National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] | [[Image:Blue-eared_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jaray|jaray}}<br />[[Kang Kra Jan National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] | ||
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category: | + | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Psilopogon]]''. |
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 6 subspecies, sometimes split into 2 species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 6 subspecies, sometimes split into 2 species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* Blue-eared Barbet | * Blue-eared Barbet | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. cyanotis'': |
::*South-eastern [[Nepal]] to [[Bangladesh]], north-eastern [[India]], southern [[China]], [[Burma]], [[Malay Peninsula]] | ::*South-eastern [[Nepal]] to [[Bangladesh]], north-eastern [[India]], southern [[China]], [[Burma]], [[Malay Peninsula]] | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. orientalis'': |
::*Eastern [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]] | ::*Eastern [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]] | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. duvaucelii'': |
::*[[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], Bangka Island and [[Borneo]] | ::*[[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], Bangka Island and [[Borneo]] | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. gigantorhinus'': |
::*Nias Island (off north-western [[Sumatra]]) | ::*Nias Island (off north-western [[Sumatra]]) | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. tanamassae'': |
::*Batu Islands (off western [[Sumatra]]) | ::*Batu Islands (off western [[Sumatra]]) | ||
* Little Barbet: | * Little Barbet: | ||
| − | :*'' | + | :*''P. a. australis'': |
::*[[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ::*[[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Megalaima+australis}} | {{GSearch|Megalaima+australis}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 22 August 2014
- Psilopogon 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
- P. a. cyanotis:
- South-eastern Nepal to Bangladesh, north-eastern India, southern China, Burma, Malay Peninsula
- P. a. orientalis:
- P. a. duvaucelii:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island and Borneo
- P. a. gigantorhinus:
- Nias Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- P. 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 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-eared_Barbet
