Blue-throated Barbet

Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) is a species of barbet. It was the mascot of the author's old forum (Blackbird Garden).

Other names
Synonym: Cyanops davisoni.

Description
A small, green bird with a blue head and throat. It has a red crown and lores, bordered in black, in between the black and red lores, there is a thin tan line. Its tail is green as well. Its beak his ivory (horn-coloured) and the upper mandible is tipped in blackish grey. Its undertail coverts are a bluish-grey. Its eyes are brown.

Similar species
It is similar to other members of Megalaima.

Diet
It feeds on insects and fruit, like other members of its family.

Distribution/habitat
It is native to Bangladesh; Bhutan; China; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam.