Barbets (Capitonidae)
White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis)
French: Barbu vert German: Grünbartvogel Spanish: Barbudo Cariblanco
Other common names: Brown-headed Barbet(!), (Indian) Little/Small Green Barbet
Taxonomy:
Bucco viridis Boddaert, 1783, Mahé, India.
Possibly related, though not very closely, to M. zeylanica and M. lineata, also to M. faiostricta, and other streaky Megalaima. Monotypic.
Distribution: WC & SW India, from SW Madhya Pradesh (R Narbada) S to Palni, Nilgiri Hills, Bangalore area and W Tamil Nadu.
- Least Concern
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A bird being attacked by a female Malabar Grey Hornbill at a feeder. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 36 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a branch, feeding on fruits Mudumalai National Park, India
Stefan Behrens 2001 2 years ago 1 min 4.5 -
Three views of birds eating banana. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 46 sec 4 -
Three birds feeding on a papaya fruit alternatively. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 47 sec 4 -
A front view of a perched bird. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 46 sec 3.8 -
Two birds in a tree, one of them changing to another one. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 38 sec 3.8
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Nandi Hills -> Bangalore Rural -> Karnataka -> India Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
Subramanya_CK 13 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird on a branch. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
Dorsal view of a bird perched The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 29 October 2009 18 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird perched The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 29 October 2009 18 weeks ago 3.5 -
White-cheeked Barbet, perched bird, frontal view. Goa, India
Mark Andrews 4 December 2005 38 weeks ago 3 -
White-cheeked Barbet, perched bird. Goa, India
Mark Andrews 4 December 2005 38 weeks ago 3
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A bird calling.
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
2 birds singing Munnar, Kerala, India
Stuart Fisher 12 February 2006 1 year ago 3
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