Least ConcernUncommonFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 149 g
About the Lineated Barbet
The lineated barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Terai, the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia. It is a frugivore and nests in holes of tree trunks.
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What the Lineated Barbet sounds like
Recording: Sudipto Roy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Sudipto Roy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Great BarbetPsilopogon virensThe great barbet has a blue head, large yellow bill, brown and green-streaked body, belly and a red vent.
Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusThe 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).
Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusThis species can be told apart from the coppersmith barbet by the crimson face and throat.
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