The blue-throated barbet (''Psilopogon asiaticus'') is an

Asian barbet The Asian barbets are a family of bird species, the Megalaimidae, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia. They were once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae bu ...

native to the foothills of the Himalayas and

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...

. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of . It has bright green, blue and red plumage. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects.

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* blue-throated barbet Birds of Bangladesh Birds of the Himalayas Birds of Northeast India Birds of Southeast Asia Birds of Yunnan blue-throated barbet Birds of Myanmar {{Piciformes-stub