| 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 | |
| Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Cyanops davisoni | |
The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet with bright green, blue and red plumage, native to 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.
Gallery
Indian Blue-throated barbet, Habra, West Bengal
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Blue-throated barbet in Kolkata, West Bengal
Blue-throated barbet preening in Kolkata
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Immature blue-throated barbet in Kolkata
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon asiaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61469878A95169030.