The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis), found in southern India, has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye which gives it its name. It is endemic to the forest areas of the Western Ghats and adjoining hills. They are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees. Like many other barbets of Asia, these are green, sit still, and perch upright making them difficult to spot.
