Listen to the White-cheeked barbet
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About the White-cheeked barbet
The White-cheeked barbet is a bird in the family Megalaimidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 81 g.
What does the White-cheeked barbet sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as small green barbet. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis) is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus), but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is found in the forest areas of the Western Ghats, parts of the Eastern 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 use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.
Related birds in the genus Psilopogon
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-cheeked barbet sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the White-cheeked barbet on this page, including its small green barbet. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the White-cheeked barbet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-cheeked barbet as “least concern”.
What family does the White-cheeked barbet belong to?
The White-cheeked barbet (Psilopogon viridis) belongs to the family Megalaimidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Small green barbet by Shajiarikkad – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis) from Ezhimala ML154630751 by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27074836 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-cheeked barbet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Vimal Rajyaguru – CC BY-SA 4.0