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− | [[Image:great_barbet_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''P. v. marshallorum'' : adult showing full color-range of spectrum in plumage (VIBGYOR)<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2018]] | + | [[Image:great_barbet_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''P. v. marshallorum'' : adult showing full color-range of spectrum in plumage (VIBGYOR)<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Ranikhet, Alt. 6800 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2018]] |
;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] virens | ;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] virens | ||
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Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. | ||
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− | [[Image:Great Barbet.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. v. clamator''<br />Photo by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}}<br />Doi Phu Hom Pok NP, [[Thailand]], March 2017]] | + | [[Image:Great Barbet.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. v. clamator''<br />Photo © by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}}<br />Doi Phu Hom Pok NP, [[Thailand]], March 2017]] |
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. v. marshallorum'': | *''P. v. marshallorum'': | ||
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Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] | Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations |
Revision as of 00:54, 6 November 2018
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
There are 4 subspecies[1]
- P. v. marshallorum:
- P. v. magnificus:
- Eastern Nepal to central Assam
- P. v. clamator (mayri):
- P. v. virens (indochinensis):
Habitat
Montane groves and light forests with large trees.
Behaviour
Diet
A wide variety of fruits berries plums etc, especially fond of figs.
Vocalisation
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, Altitude 2000 Meter above MSL, India, June-2014
Calling from mixed forest canopy.
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Recording by himbird
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Barbet
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