Wildlifeof Bhutan
Golden-throated Barbet
Barbets & Woodpeckers
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Psilopogon franklinii
Basic stats
Habitat
Tropical and subtropical moist forest at 900–2,700m
Range
Resident in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam and mainland China
Size
20.5–23.5cm
Weight
50–101g
The golden-throated barbet is vivid green above, with paler yellowish-green below, deep blue wings and a verditer underside to the tail. The bill is dusky black, the forehead crimson and the throat orange, and the legs are greenish. It is 20.5 to 23.5cm long and weighs 50 to 101g (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is resident in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam and mainland China, in tropical and subtropical moist forest at 900 to 2,700m. The male's territorial call is a very loud 'pukwowk'. The account opened gives no diet or breeding detail, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Golden-throated Barbet live in?
- Tropical and subtropical moist forest at 900–2,700m
- Where is the Golden-throated Barbet found?
- Resident in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam and mainland China
- How big is the Golden-throated Barbet?
- 20.5–23.5cm
- How much does the Golden-throated Barbet weigh?
- 50–101g