Bird Guide

Blue-throated Barbet vs Brown-headed Barbet

Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)

Blue-throated Barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus

Medium91 gForest

The blue-throated barbet is a non-migratory, arboreal medium-sized barbet, about the size of a myna 19–22 cm (7.5–8.7 in). Sexes are similar though the female is slightly heavier with 87–103 g (3.1–3.6 oz) than the male with 79–100 g (2.8–3.5 oz). It is a stocky, green bird with a short tail. The undersides are a lighter yellow-green. The underside of the tail may have a bluish cast. The head and neck are distinctive, with a bright red forehead, black stripe across the crown and red rear crown. The sides of the face, chin and upper neck are pale blue.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recording: Ujjal Kishor De · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Morten Ross · cc-by
Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)

Brown-headed Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Medium119 gForest

The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, and a yellow eye patch. The rest of the plumage is green. It is 27 cm (11 in) long with a large head, short neck and short tail. Its call is a repetitive kutroo…kutroo…kutroo, but silent in the winter. Others take up the call when one starts.

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Recording: Vihansith Kulatunga · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0

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