Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Barbets :: Great Barbet

Great Barbet Megalaima virens

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Giant Barbet, Great Hill Barbet, Giant Hill Barbet, Great Himalayan Barbet, Himalayan Great Barbet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Thungyainaresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnjanaburi, Thailand - Jan, 2005 © Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua  Pelling, Sikkim, India - Dec 6, 2004 © Sudhir Shivaram 
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Range

Himalayas to se. China and n. Malay Peninsula;
(1) Nw. Himalayas (ex. ne. Pakistan, nw. India, Kashmir, s. Tibet and w. Nepal).
(2) E. Nepal to ne. India (c. Assam).
(3) Ne. India (ne. Assam), n. Burma, sw. China (w. Yunnan) and nw. Thailand.
(4) C. Burma, se. China s. to s. Burma, nc. Thailand, n. Laos and n. Vietnam.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Hong Kong Birdwatching Society

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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