Common Name: Blue-throated Barbet
Scientific Name: Megalaima asiatica
Nepali Name: Kuthurke (कुथुर्के)
Size: 23cm
Location: Listikot, Sindupalchowk, Nepal
As the name suggests these birds have blue throat and face, black band that separates the eye line and the crown, red crown, and forehead separated by a black and yellow band, green chest, and body. Blue-throated Barbet’s are widely found below 1500m and can be seen up to 2100m as well.
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