The turquoise-throated barbet (''Psilopogon chersonesus'') 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 ...

found in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects. It used to be considered a subspecies of the blue-throated barbet.

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turquoise-throated barbet Birds of Thailand Birds of the Malay Peninsula turquoise-throated barbet turquoise-throated barbet {{Piciformes-stub Endemic fauna of Thailand