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LCLeast ConcernFruit
ForestCavity nestMedium · 93 g
ForestCavity nestMedium · 93 g
When to see the Green-eared Barbet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green-eared Barbet
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in China.
About the Green-eared Barbet
The green-eared barbet is an Asian barbet.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanosThe red-throated barbet male is mainly green with a red crown, throat, and spot below the throat, as well as a black spot above each eye and a yellow crown patch.
Golden-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonThe golden-whiskered barbet has a green plumage of various hues.
Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusThe crimson-fronted barbet has a mainly green plumage and wings, a blue band down the side of the head and neck, and a black crescent behind the eye.
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