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| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Psilopogon asiaticus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2016 |page=e.T61469878A95169030}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Psilopogon asiaticus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |date=2016 |page=e.T61469878A95169030 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61469878A95169030.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
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| image = Blue-throated_Barbet_(Megalaima_asiatica)_on_Kapok_(Ceiba_pentandra)_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4293.jpg
| image_caption = In [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| image_caption = Blue-throated barbet in [[Kolkata]]
| genus = Psilopogon
| genus = Psilopogon
| species = asiaticus
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The '''blue-throated barbet''' (''Psilopogon asiaticus'') is an [[Megalaimidae|Asian barbet]] with bright green, blue and red plumage, native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. Barbets and [[toucan]]s are a group of [[near passerine]] [[bird]]s 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 '''blue-throated barbet''' (''Psilopogon asiaticus'') is an [[Megalaimidae|Asian barbet]] native to the foothills of the Himalayas and [[Southeast Asia]]. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of {{cvt|200-2000|m}}.<ref name=iucn/>
The [[turquoise-throated barbet]] was formerly considered a subspecies.
It has bright green, blue and red plumage. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Blue-throated Barbet, Habra, West Bengal.jpg|Indian Blue-throated barbet, Habra, [[West Bengal]]
File:Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) on Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) in Kolkata W IMG 4293.jpg|Blue-throated barbet in Kolkata, West Bengal
File:Blue throated Barbet- Preening.jpg|Blue-throated barbet preening in Kolkata
File:Blue throated Barbet (Immature) I IMG 0727.jpg|Immature blue-throated barbet in Kolkata
Blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus asiaticus) Pokhara.jpg|Blue-throated barbet in [[Pokhara]], [[Nepal]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |author=BirdLife International |year=2021 |title=Species factsheet:: Blue-throated Barbet ''Psilopogon asiaticus'' |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-throated-barbet-psilopogon-asiaticus}}


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Latest revision as of 12:25, 16 May 2022


Blue-throated barbet
Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) on Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) in Kolkata W IMG 4293.jpg
Blue-throated barbet in Kolkata
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Psilopogon]]
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PsilopogonPsilopogon asiaticus
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Cyanops davisoni
Megalaima asiatica

The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of 200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft).[1] It has bright green, blue and red plumage. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects.[citation needed]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon asiaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61469878A95169030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61469878A95169030.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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