lineated barbet

Megalaima lineata

The lineated barbet is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent,
along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyMegalaimidae
GenusMegalaima
SpeciesM. lineata
Photographed in
Nepal