Blue-throated barbet

Blue-throated barbet
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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Species:	Template:Taxonomy/PsilopogonP. asiaticus
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PsilopogonPsilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms
Cyanops davisoni Megalaima asiatica

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

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  Indian Blue-throated barbet, Habra, West Bengal
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  Blue-throated barbet in Kolkata, West Bengal
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  Blue-throated barbet preening in Kolkata
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  Immature blue-throated barbet in Kolkata
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  Blue-throated barbet in Pokhara, Nepal