White-cheeked Barbet

The White-cheeked Barbet or Small Green Barbet is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread Brown-headed Barbet 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 similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets they are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.

The White-cheeked Barbet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-cheeked Barbet or Small Green Barbet (Megalaima 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) (Megalaima 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. More

White-cheeked Barbets are arboreal birds that keep to fruiting trees. They eat mostly fruits, but are also found having flower nectar, or eating insects or lizards. They have a rather big head in proportion to their body and use their powerful beak to tear into fruit. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis Bangalore, western India. 18 November 2007 A fairly small barbet, with a typically loud and insistent call (”tocc-tocc-tocc” in this case), this is a western Indian endemic. I photographed these two birds in Lalbag Park, Bangalore where they were easy to find in any area with large trees. More

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White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis - White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis copyright Clement Francis White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis copyright Clement Francis The White-cheeked Barbet (Megaliama viridis) 23cm, familiar to bird-watchers from South India, is a green and brown medium sized barbet with a prominent white cheek patch and white spots on the underparts. More

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White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis = Described by: Boddaert (1783) Alternate common name(s): Small Green Barbet, Little Green Barbet, Indian Green Barbet, Small Brown-headed Barbet Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs India - Date unknown More

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White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis = Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Nov 20, 2004 More

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