Lineated Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by See Toh
Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore, 29 July 2012

Psilopogon lineatus

Identification

25-30 cm (9¾-12 in)
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

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

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

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Subspecies

There are 2 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

Breeding

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.

Diet

They have a very varied diet, mainly consisting of fruit, particularly figs. They will also eat bananas, flowers, nectar, insects, including termites, frogs, nestlings and probably eggs too.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lineated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lineated_Barbet

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