Red-vented barbet
The red-vented barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri) is an Asian barbet native to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, where it inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
| Red-vented barbet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Megalaimidae |
| Genus: | Psilopogon |
| Species: | P. lagrandieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilopogon lagrandieri (Verreaux, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalaima lagrandieri | |
Its plumage is green to bronze-coloured. Its head is brown with greyish patches on the throat and sides and a blue line above the eyes. It has a red patch below the tail. It is 29–34 cm (11–13 in) long.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Psilopogon lagrandieri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2018: e.T22681594A130044154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681594A130044154.en.
- Short, L. L.; Horne, J. F. M. (2014). "Red-vented Barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D. A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
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