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Revision as of 12:11, 26 October 2016
- Psilopogon duvaucelii
Identification
This species has been split into 2 groups for ease of description
Blue-eared Group
16-17 cm, 6.3-6.7 inches. 31.6-39.5 g, 1.1-1.4 oz
- P. d. cyanotis:
- Black forehead
- Blue mid-crown and throat
- Green hind-crown
- Orangey red cheek patch
- Blue ear-coverts framed with red patches
- Narrow black band between throat and breast
- Green body
- Dark stout beak
- P. d. orientalis:
- Generally slightly larger and paler than P. d. cyanotis
- Thin red patch below the black line separating the throat and breast
Black-eared Group
16-17 cm, 6.3-6.7 inches. 26.3-37 g, 0.93-1.3 oz
- "P. d. duvaucelii":
- Black forehead
- Blue crown and throat
- Thick black band between throat and breast some have red below
- Black ear-coverts framed with large red patches
- Red cheek patch
- Pale loral spot
- Green body
- Strong dark beak
- "P. d. gigantorhinus":
- Slightly longer bill than "P. d. duvaucelii"
- Often has blue spotted crown
- "P. d. tanamassae:
- Brighter blue hindcrown and throat
- Red wash behind black breast line
- More blue in tail
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Formerly considered conspecific with Little Barbet.
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. d. cyanotis:
- South-eastern Nepal to Bangladesh, north-eastern India, southern China, Burma, Malay Peninsula
- P. d. orientalis:
- P. d. duvaucelii:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island and Borneo
- P. d. gigantorhinus:
- Nias Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- P. d. tanamassae:
- Batu Islands (off western Sumatra)
Several additional subspecies are not recognised by all authorities[2]
Habitat
Blue-eared Group
Mainly primary coniferous forest, forest edge in lowlands and foothills. May frequent newgrowth and patchy forest. Also visits plantations, gardens, deciduous and bamboo forest. Mainly below 1200 m, but below 700 m in Bhutan. Has been recorded to 1525 m in southeast Asia and to 1600 m in southwest China
Black-eared Group
Mainly primary coniferous forest, forest edge in lowlands and foothills. May frequent newgrowth and patchy forest. Also visits rubber and silk tree plantations, gardens, mangroves, bamboo, peatswamp and deciduous forest. Mainly below 1000 m, but only to 975 m in peninsular Malaysia, 1065 m on Borneo and up to about 1500 m on Sumatra
Behaviour
Diet
Breeding
Vocalisation
Movement
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-eared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-eared_Barbet