Lineated barbet
| Lineated barbet | |
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| On a Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Megalaimidae |
| Genus: | Psilopogon |
| Species: | P. lineatus |
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Psilopogon lineatus (Vieillot, 1816) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Megalaima lineata |
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Megalaima lineata
The lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks.
Cleaning a nesting tree hole in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Looking out of its nest in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Food for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
At different perches in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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