Biology:Yellow-eared barbet

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Short description: Species of bird

Yellow-eared barbet
Yellow-eared Barbet - Meru Bethiri - East Java MG 7202 (29696590452).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species:
P. australis
Binomial name
Psilopogon australis
(Horsfield, 1821)

The yellow-eared barbet (Psilopogon australis) is an Asian barbet native to Java and Bali. It inhabits shrubland and forest up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]

Bucco australis was the scientific name proposed by Thomas Horsfield in 1821 who described a barbet from Java with yellow cheeks and breast.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q31983 entry