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Barbet bird outside the doctors office in Rural Thailand

4,690 views · Published 25 January 2013 · 1:01 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: lifeinthailand · 2013 · People & Blogs

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This is an interesting looking bird, He has whiskers on his face like a cat. He must love bananas because every time I have seen him he is eating a banana.

barbet
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːbɪt/

Definition of barbet
noun
a large-headed, brightly coloured fruit-eating bird that has a stout bill with tufts of bristles at the base. Barbets are found on all continents, especially in the tropics.
Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species
Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a poodle): from French, from barbe 'beard' (see barb1). The current sense dates from the early 19th century

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