Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla | নীলকন্ঠ বসন্তবৌরী |
| Chinese (SIM) | 蓝喉拟啄木鸟 |
| Czech | barbet modrolící |
| Dutch | Blauwkeel-baardvogel |
| English | Blue-throated Barbet |
| English (United States) | Blue-throated Barbet |
| French | Barbu à gorge bleue |
| French (French Guiana) | Barbu à gorge bleue |
| German | Blauwangen-Bartvogel |
| Japanese | アオノドゴシキドリ |
| Norwegian | blåstrupeskjeggfugl |
| Polish | pstrogłów niebieskolicy |
| Russian | Голубощёкий бородастик |
| Serbian | Plavogrli barbet |
| Slovak | barbet pestrý |
| Spanish | Barbudo Gorjiazul Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barbudo gorjiazul común |
| Swedish | blåstrupig barbett |
| Thai | นกโพระดกคอสีฟ้า |
| Turkish | Mavi Boğazlı Barbet |
| Ukrainian | Бородастик блакитнощокий |
Revision Notes
Anand Krishnan revised the account as part of a collaboration with Bird Count India. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account.
Psilopogon asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
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- asiae / asiatica / asiaticus
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Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus Scientific name definitions
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Demography and Populations
Introduction
Although common across its range, there is little information known on the population biology of the Blue-throated Barbet. This page summarizes the little that is known.
Measures of Breeding Activity
Information needed.
Life Span and Survivorship
Information needed.
Disease and Body Parasites
The bird lice Colpocephalum fregili, Myrsidea insolita, and Philopterus sp. are known from this species in Nepal (46).
The haematozoa blood parasites Haemoproteus bilobata, H. cornuata, H. thereicerycis, and H. xantholaemae are known in this species (47, 48).
The parasitic nematode Dispharynx nasuta has been reported from this species (49).
Causes of Mortality
Information needed.
Population Spatial Metrics
Information needed.
Population Status
Numbers
No quantitative data, but a generally common species throughout its range (1). The global population size has not been quantified (50). Probably the commonest barbet (and one of the commonest birds) in northeast India (AK). Martens and Eck (51) reported 2.5 singing birds per km in Nepal.
Trends
Information needed, but the global population is suspected to be stable (50).
Population Regulation
Information needed.