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Black-browed Barbet

Megalaima oorti oorti

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye.

Habitat:

rainforest, extinct volcano

Notes:

spotted this climbing Gunung Sibayak in Sumatra. I think it was injured because a local girl was able to pick it up.

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Black-browed Barbet

Species ID Suggestions

Black-browed Barbet

Megalaima oorti

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Carolina
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Comments (6)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the heads up. I must have gotten it mistaken for Birds of the world.
Amber Burns
This pic is spotted for project squirrel. But this is not a squirrel.
Carolina
You're welcome Dan, I think is the right ID.

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PublishedApril 16, 2011

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