Lineated barbet

The lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) 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.

Lineated barbet
on a fig tree (Ficus racemosa)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species:
P. lineatus
Binomial name
Psilopogon lineatus
(Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms

Megalaima lineata

References

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