Wildlifeof India
Lineated Barbet
Barbets & Woodpeckers
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Psilopogon lineatus
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit
Habitat
Forest and plantation; nests in holes in tree trunks
Range
Terai and the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia
The lineated barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Terai and the Brahmaputra basin and on to Southeast Asia. It is a frugivore and nests in holes in tree trunks (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is two sentences and gives no description, measurements or breeding detail. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident of forest and plantation that eats fruit and nectar, with a Moderate range of about 212,000 km² and a stable long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Lineated Barbet eat?
- Fruit
- What habitat does the Lineated Barbet live in?
- Forest and plantation; nests in holes in tree trunks
- Where is the Lineated Barbet found?
- Terai and the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia