Wildlifeof Bhutan
Great Barbet
Barbets & Woodpeckers
Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0
Psilopogon virens
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly fruits and insects
Habitat
Forest up to 3,000m; nests in tree holes
Range
Lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas: northern Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia to Laos
Size
32–35cm
Weight
192–295g
The great barbet is the largest barbet, 32 to 35cm long and weighing 192 to 295g. It has a blue head, a large yellow bill, a brown and green-streaked body and belly and a red vent, and the plumage is green. It inhabits forest up to 3,000m (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a resident breeder in the lower to middle altitudes of the Himalayas, from northern Pakistan through India, Nepal and Bhutan and Bangladesh to parts of Southeast Asia. The nesting season is April to July, in tree holes, and both parents care for the young. Its diet is mainly fruit and insects. The male's territorial call is a very loud 'kay-oh', and another call is a repeated 'piou-piou-piou'.
Quick answers
- What does the Great Barbet eat?
- Mainly fruits and insects
- What habitat does the Great Barbet live in?
- Forest up to 3,000m; nests in tree holes
- Where is the Great Barbet found?
- Lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas: northern Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia to Laos
- How big is the Great Barbet?
- 32–35cm
- How much does the Great Barbet weigh?
- 192–295g