Blue-throated Barbet

Blue-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Megalaima
Species: M. asiatica
Binomial name
Megalaima asiatica
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Cyanops davisoni
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India
M. a. davisoni (top), illustration by Joseph Smit, 1891

The Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) is an Asian barbet, seen across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects.

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Megalaima asiatica. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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