Psilopogon lineatus
The Lineated Barbet, *Psilopogon lineatus*, is a striking medium-sized Asian barbet renowned for its distinctive appearance and pervasive calls. Measuring between 25-29 cm in length and weighing 100-160 grams, its robust green body plumage contrasts sharply with a brown-streaked head and upper breast, a pale yellowish or whitish face, and a prominent black eye-stripe. Its heavy, pale, slightly hooked bill is well-suited for its diet. Key field marks include this unique streaked head pattern, ...
Found in a variety of habitats including forest edges, secondary growth, plantations, parks, and gardens. Typically occurs at low to mid-elevations, from sea level up to approximately 1,500 meters.
Primarily frugivorous, with a particular fondness for figs and various berries. Also supplements its diet with a range of insects, including termites, beetles, and caterpillars, captured by gleaning or short aerial sallies.
Lineated Barbets are diurnal, active primarily during daylight hours, and often observed foraging high in the canopy. They roost in tree cavities, sometimes old nests or natural hollows. Foraging involves methodically moving through fruiting trees, gleaning fruits and insects, and occasionally ma...
The Lineated Barbet is widely distributed across the Oriental biogeographic realm. Its range extends from the Himalayan foothills of Nepal and northeastern India, eastward through Bangladesh and Myanmar. It continues southward throughout Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, further reaching the...
Least Concern
- The 'barbet' in its name refers to the prominent, stiff bristles (barbs) found around its stout bill. - Their calls are remarkably loud and carry long distances, often sounding like a distant engine or machinery operating within the forest. - Lineated Barbets are expert excavators, using their ...