Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii Scientific name definitions

The small, colorful Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is an inhabitant of dense lowland forests, where it often vocalizes at heights of over a hundred feet from the ground. This renders it difficult to see, but its ringing, far-carrying calls often betray its presence. The Blue-eared Barbet has a large range from northeast India to the Greater Sundas, forming two subspecies groups which have been treated as separate species by some authorities. In the Sundaic forms, the blue of the ear is replaced by black, although vocalizations are similar to their mainland counterparts. A fruit-eating, cavity-nesting bird of the high canopy, the Blue-eared Barbet is generally fairly common across its large range.