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Blue-throated barbet
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of 200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft).[1]
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Blue-throated barbet | |
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Blue-throated barbet in Kolkata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Megalaimidae |
Genus: | Psilopogon |
Species: | P. asiaticus |
Binomial name | |
Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790) | |
Synonyms | |
Cyanops davisoni |
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