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White-cheeked Barbet

Psilopogon viridis

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 6 inches. This barbet eats many fruits and some insects. Makes nests in abandoned nesting holes made by woodpeckers and also make their own nesting holes in rotting trees just like a woodpecker.

Habitat:

Spotted near my home eating a ripe wild cucumber.

Reference Links:

White-cheeked barbet - Wikipedia

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