Psilopogon asiatica
| Blue-throated barbet | |
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| In Kolkata, West Bengal, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Megalaimidae |
| Genus: | Psilopogon |
| Species: | P. asiaticus |
| Binomial name | |
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Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cyanops davisoni |
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Cyanops davisoni
Megalaima asiaticus
The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet having bright green, blue & red plumage, seen across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects. They frequent evergreen forests, deciduous forests, gardens, orchards, teak forests and cities with fruiting trees. The turquoise-throated barbet was formerly considered a subspecies.
in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Preening in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Preening in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Carrying food for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Immature in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Blue Throated Barbet at Sodepur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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