Lineated barbet

Lineated barbet
On a Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Conservation status
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

The lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks.

References

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Megalaima lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Gallery

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  Cleaning a nesting tree hole in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  Looking out of its nest in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  Food for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  At different perches in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.