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Blue-eared Barbet
Psilopogon cyanotis (Blyth, 1847)
16–17 cmLength33 gWeight
It has a green body, blue throat and ear-coverts, and red cheek patches.
How to identify
Field marks
- Green feathers with dark red spots on the cheeks
- Blue throat and ear-coverts
- A single black band between the throat and breast
- Plump, rounded body with a short neck, large head and short tail
Male, female and young
The male has a black forehead; the female has duller head markings, with orangish patches above and below the ear-coverts; juveniles have a green head with a slight blue tinge to the ear-coverts and throat.
Voice
The male repeatedly gives a loud “ko-turr” when proclaiming territory.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The blue-eared barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis) is a barbet in the Megalaimidae family native to mainland Southeast Asia. Because of its wide distribution and stable population it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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Questions
How big is the Blue-eared Barbet?
The Blue-eared Barbet is about 16–17 cm long and weighs around 33 g.
Where does the Blue-eared Barbet live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: eastern Nepal, northeastern India and southern Myanmar through Thailand and Indochina.
Is the Blue-eared Barbet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-eared Barbet as Least Concern.
What does the Blue-eared Barbet eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Blue-eared Barbet in?
It belongs to the family Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae), order Piciformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 16–17 cm
- Weight
- 33 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 84 mm
- Tail
- 50 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: eastern Nepal, northeastern India and southern Myanmar through Thailand and Indochina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Psilopogon cyanotis cyanotis e Nepal and ne India to s China and n Thailand
Classification
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
- Genus
- Psilopogon
Other birds in the genus Psilopogon
Fire-tufted BarbetPsilopogon pyrolophus
Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
Red-vented BarbetPsilopogon lagrandieri
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis
Green-eared BarbetPsilopogon faiostrictus
Brown-throated BarbetPsilopogon corvinus
Golden-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogon
Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesii
Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanos
Black-banded BarbetPsilopogon javensis
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