Wildlifeof Thailand
Great Barbet
Megalaimidae
Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0
Psilopogon virens
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and insects
Habitat
Hill forest
Range
Himalayas to Southeast Asia
The largest Asian barbet has a blue head, brown breast and green body; its loud calls carry while it feeds in fruiting trees (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Great Barbet eat?
- Fruit and insects
- What habitat does the Great Barbet live in?
- Hill forest
- Where is the Great Barbet found?
- Himalayas to Southeast Asia