Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus)
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Green-eared Barbet

Psilopogon faiostrictus (Temminck, 1832)

≈24 cmLength93 gWeight

This round-bodied bird has a large head and fine white stripes covering its brown head and breast.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia

Looks like Lineated Barbet

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Brown head and breast covered in white stripes
  2. Green ear-coverts
  3. Bill mostly dark
  4. Yellow belly with green stripes

Male, female and young

Males, females and immatures look similar.

Similar species

Lineated Barbet
Lineated Barbet

Green-eared Barbet is smaller, with green patches on the ear-coverts, a darker bill and a dark eye-ring; Lineated Barbet has a yellow eye-ring.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia

Green-eared Barbet has been recorded at 87 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand897 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand881 records
  3. Khao Yai NPThailand678 records
More places
  1. Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand605 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand563 records
  3. Cat Tien NPVietnam556 records
  4. Kaeng Krachan NP – stream crossings 1–3Thailand527 records
  5. Cat Tien National Park – HQVietnam359 records
  6. Khao Yai NP – Pha Kluai MaiThailand326 records
  7. Cuc Phuong NPVietnam308 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandVietnamCambodiaLaosChina

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Green-eared Barbet?

The Green-eared Barbet is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 93 g.

Where does the Green-eared Barbet live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

When is the best time to see the Green-eared Barbet?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Green-eared Barbet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Green-eared Barbet as Least Concern.

What does the Green-eared Barbet eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Green-eared Barbet in?

It belongs to the family Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Length
≈24 cm
Weight
93 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
109 mm
Tail
69 mm
Bill
27 mm
Tarsus
26 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Southeast Asia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Psilopogon faiostrictus praetermissus s China to n Thailand, Laos and n Vietnam

Classification

Family
Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
Genus
Psilopogon

Other birds in the genus Psilopogon

Fire-tufted BarbetFire-tufted BarbetPsilopogon pyrolophusGreat BarbetGreat BarbetPsilopogon virensRed-vented BarbetRed-vented BarbetPsilopogon lagrandieriBrown-headed BarbetBrown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusLineated BarbetLineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusWhite-cheeked BarbetWhite-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisBrown-throated BarbetBrown-throated BarbetPsilopogon corvinusGolden-whiskered BarbetGolden-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonRed-crowned BarbetRed-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiRed-throated BarbetRed-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanosBlack-banded BarbetBlack-banded BarbetPsilopogon javensisYellow-fronted BarbetYellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Green-eared Barbet

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