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Green-eared Barbet (Megalaima faiostricta faiostricta)

Green-eared Barbet (Megalaima faiostricta faiostricta), Phetchaburi, Thailand

 

The Green-eared Barbet, Megalaima faiostricta, is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

 

The Green-eared Barbet is a resident breeder in southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. It is a species of broadleaf evergreen and mixed or open woodlands at up to 900 m altitude. It nests in a tree hole.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-eared_Barbet

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Uploaded on August 13, 2012
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