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LCLeast ConcernFruit
ForestCavity nestMedium · 88 g
ForestCavity nestMedium · 88 g
When to see the Chinese Barbet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chinese Barbet
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chinese Barbet
The Chinese barbet is a bird in the family Megalaimidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is endemic to southern China.
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Easily confused with
Necklaced BarbetPsilopogon auricularisThe necklaced barbet is an Asian barbet species occurring in Laos and southern Vietnam, where it inhabits subtropical, lowland tropical moist forests and montane forests up to an altitude of 2,700 m (8,900 ft).
Red-vented BarbetPsilopogon lagrandieriIts plumage is green to bronze-coloured.
Mountain BarbetPsilopogon monticolaThe mountain barbet is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae.
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