Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Blue-throated Barbet
Psilopogon asiaticus
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A stout green fruit-eater whose face looks painted by a child given only the loudest colors. Its monotonous took-a-rook hammers all through the foothill heat.
- Populasi
- Common across the eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia.
- Habitat
- Lowland and foothill tropical evergreen and deciduous forests, typically 200-2,000 m elevation; also secondary forest, forest edge, and urban/garden areas with fruiting trees
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its green camouflage, the Blue-throated Barbet is one of the most frequently heard birds of the Himalayan foothills, repeating its loud "took-a-rook" call up to 90-105 times a minute.
- Sebaran
- Lower Himalayas from northeastern Pakistan through northern and northeastern India and Nepal, into the hill ranges of Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina) and southwestern China (Yunnan)
- Makanan
- Mainly fruits and berries (especially figs, Ficus spp.), supplemented with insects such as larvae, crickets, mantids, centipedes, and flying termites
- Ukuran
- 0,205 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,32 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,8 tahun
