- Psilopogon franklinii
Megalaima flanklinii
Identification
22·5 cm (8¾-9 in)
- Overall green plumage
- Red forehead
- Golden-yellow upper throat
- White lower throat
- Blue or violet tones to wings
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Necklaced Barbet was recently split from Golden-throated Barbet
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. franklinii (tonkinensis):
- P. f. ramsayi (trangensis, minor):
- Mountains of central Burma and north-western Thailand south through the Malay Peninsula
Habitat
Evergreen, hill and deciduos forest. Observed at heights around 2000m.
Behaviour
It spends much of its time high up around the canopy of trees.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit and berries, especially figs.
Vocalisation
The 'drum' on trees, which sounds like tok..tok..pok.. Song: the song starts with a trill.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-throated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-throated_Barbet
