Great Barbet
Psilopogon virens
Medium202 gForest
The great barbet has a blue head, large yellow bill, brown and green-streaked body, belly and a red vent. The plumage is green. It is the largest barbet species with a body length of 32–35 cm (13–14 in) and a weight of 192–295 g (6.8–10.4 oz).
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Recorded by Sandeep Chakraborty · Call, song · Geyzing, South Sikkim, Sikkim, India · CC BY 4.0
Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0
Malabar Barbet
Psilopogon malabaricus
Small38 gForest
This species can be told apart from the coppersmith barbet by the crimson face and throat. The call notes are more rapidly delivered than in the other species.
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Photo: Forestowlet · CC0
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