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[[Image:12104great barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br />Mussoorie Hills, India, June 2006]] | [[Image:12104great barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br />Mussoorie Hills, India, June 2006]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] virens |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
32–35 cm | 32–35 cm | ||
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category: | + | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''P. v. marshallorum'': |
:*North-eastern [[Pakistan]] and north-western [[India]] to western [[Nepal]] | :*North-eastern [[Pakistan]] and north-western [[India]] to western [[Nepal]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''P. v. magnificus'': |
:*Eastern [[Nepal]] to central Assam | :*Eastern [[Nepal]] to central Assam | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''P. v. clamator (mayri)'': |
:*North-eastern Assam, northern [[Burma]], south-western [[China]] (western Yunnan) and north-western [[Thailand]] | :*North-eastern Assam, northern [[Burma]], south-western [[China]] (western Yunnan) and north-western [[Thailand]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''P. v. virens (indochinensis)'': |
:*Central [[Burma]] and south-eastern [[China]] to north-central [[Thailand]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*Central [[Burma]] and south-eastern [[China]] to north-central [[Thailand]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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A wide variety of fruits berries plums etc, especially fond of figs. | A wide variety of fruits berries plums etc, especially fond of figs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Megalaima+virens}} | + | {{GSearch|Megalaima+virens Use ''Megalaima virens'' to}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | {{GSearch|Psilopogon+virens Use ''Psilopogon virens'' to}} |
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psilopogon]] | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 22 August 2014
- Psilopogon virens
Identification
32–35 cm
- Bluish head
- Body brown and green
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]
- P. v. marshallorum:
- P. v. magnificus:
- Eastern Nepal to central Assam
- P. v. clamator (mayri):
- P. v. virens (indochinensis):
Habitat
Montane groves and light forests with large trees.
Behaviour
Diet
A wide variety of fruits berries plums etc, especially fond of figs.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Barbet
