Great Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies P. v. marshallorum : adult showing full color-range of spectrum in plumage (VIBGYOR)
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2018

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

Subspecies P. v. clamator
Photo © by robby thai
Doi Phu Hom Pok NP, Thailand, March 2017

There are 4 subspecies^[1]

• P. v. marshallorum:

• North-eastern Pakistan and north-western India to western Nepal

• P. v. magnificus:

• Eastern Nepal to central Assam

• P. v. clamator (mayri):

• 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

Habitat

Montane groves and light forests with large trees.

Behaviour

Diet

A wide variety of fruits berries plums etc, especially fond of figs.

Vocalisation

Recording by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, Altitude 2000 Meter above MSL, India, June-2014
Calling from mixed forest canopy.

Recording by himbird
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Barbet

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