White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis)

Other Names (World)
White-cheeked Barbet, Brown-headed Barbet(!), Little Green Barbet, Indian Little Green Barbet, Small Green Barbet, Indian Small Green Barbet

Family
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m, occasionally to 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

India.

West-central and south-western India, from south-western Madhya Pradesh (R Narbada) south to Palni, Nilgiri Hills, Bangalore area and western Tamil Nadu.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis) [XC394014]
by Barry Edmonston from Bardez (near Penha de Fran\u00e7a), North Goa, Goa, India (call)

White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis) [XC574333]
by Rajgopal Patil from Tamhini, Pune, India (song)

Subspecies
Possibly related, though not very closely, to Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) and Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus), also to Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus), and other streaky Megalaima.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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