Lineated Barbet

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Lineated Barbet
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Megalaimidae Genus: Megalaima Species: M. lineata
Binomial name
Megalaima lineata (Vieillot, 1816)

The Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata is a large Asian barbet found along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Megalaima lineata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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Cleaning a nesting tree hole in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	at Nest in Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Looking out of its nest in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Food for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Eating Goolar fig (Ficus racemosa) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
At different perches in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.