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Great barbet: The largest barbet species
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The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is the largest of all barbet species. Males and females look similar with a blue head, large yellow bill, dark olive back and green wings. The birds are widely spread, mostly in the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.

(All photos: Great barbet enjoys berries in Liupanshui, Guizhou Province, China, January 5, 2021. /Xing Shengwei)

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