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[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:13, 8 April 2017
- Psilopogon virens
Identification
32–35 cm (12½-13¾ in)
- 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.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Great_Barbet.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, Altitude 2000 Meter above MSL, India, June-2014
Calling from mixed forest canopy.
<flashmp3>Great BarbetHimbird.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by himbird
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Barbet
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