Asian Barbets

White-cheeked Barbet

Psilopogon viridis

The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis) is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet) (Psilopogon zeylanica) but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is endemic to the forest areas of the Western Ghats and adjoining hills. The brown-headed barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very...

Family

Asian Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

80 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in India.

Where to see it: Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India); GKVK Campus (India); Lalbagh Botanical Gardens (India); Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) (India); Valley School (India).

Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons