Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon cyanotis Scientific name definitions

The small, colorful Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis) is an inhabitant of dense lowland forests in Northeast India and mainland Southeast Asia, 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 was formerly considered conspecific with the Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) of the Greater Sundas and also the Yellow-eared Barbet (Psilopogon australis) of Java and Bali, although the entire complex is now regarded as three species. Although similar in vocalizations are similar to other species in this complex, the Blue-eared Barbet differs markedly in plumage. A fruit-eating, cavity-nesting bird of the high canopy, the Blue-eared Barbet is generally fairly common across its large range.