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ForestCavity nestMedium · 81 g
What the White-cheeked Barbet sounds like
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The white-cheeked barbet is 16.5–18.5 cm (6.5–7.3 in) in length. It has a brownish head streaked with white, sometimes giving it a capped appearance. The bill is pale pink. Size varies from the larger northern birds to the southern ones. Like many other Asian barbets, white-cheeked barbets are green, sit still, and perch upright, making them difficult to spot. During the breeding season which begins at the start of summer their calls become loud and constant especially in the mornings. The call, a monotonous Kot-roo...Kotroo...
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When to see the White-cheeked Barbet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-cheeked Barbet
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-cheeked Barbet
The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet, but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is found in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, parts of the Eastern Ghats and adjoining hills. The brown-headed barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets, they are mainly frugivorous, and use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.
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Easily confused with
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusThe coppersmith barbet is green with a red head, yellow cheeks and a yellow throat.
Taiwan BarbetPsilopogon nuchalisIt is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusThe adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, and a yellow eye patch.
Side by side: Coppersmith Barbet vs White-cheeked Barbet · Taiwan Barbet vs White-cheeked Barbet · Brown-headed Barbet vs White-cheeked Barbet
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