Lineated Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Photo by the late Laurence Poh
Location: Friend's garden in Ipoh, Malaysia

Psilopogon lineatus

Identification

27-28cm. Thick yellow bill, mostly dark brown head and breast with whitish streaks. Bronzed yellow orbital skin, whitish cheeks to throat and streaks in upper mantle.
Juvenile similar to adults.

Distribution

Asia
India, south-western China, Java, Bali and south-eastern Asia

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Subspecies^[1]

• P. l. hodgsoni:

• North-western India and Nepal to southern China, Burma, Vietnam, northern Malay Peninsula

• P. l. lineatus:

• Java and Bali

Habitat

Deciduous forest, coastal scrub, plantations

Behaviour

Breeds Sept-May. Nests in excavated tree holes 3-12 m above the ground. Lays 2-4 white eggs.
Male territorial cry is very loud.

References

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Lineated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Lineated_Barbet

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