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− | + | [[Image:Brown-headed_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''P. z. zeylanicus''<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />Garden of Culture Club Hotel, [[Sri Lanka]], November 2003]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] zeylanicus | |
− | [[Image:Brown-headed_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Andrew S]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 25–28 cm (9¾-11 in) | ||
+ | *Green plumage | ||
+ | *Streaked brown head, neck and breast | ||
+ | *Yellow eye patch | ||
+ | *Heavy conical red bill<br /> | ||
+ | Sexes similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Asia]]: found in [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:brown_headed_barbet_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. z. caniceps''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Urban Garden, Delhi, [[India]], May-2013]] | ||
+ | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''P. z. inornatus'': | ||
+ | :*West-central and south-western [[India]] (Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka) | ||
+ | *''P. z. caniceps'': | ||
+ | :*South-western [[Nepal]] and northern [[India]] | ||
+ | *''P. z. zeylanicus'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[India]] (Kerala and southern Tamil Nandu) and [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Open forests and forest edges, woodlands and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | A fruit-eating bird of the canopy, also eats insects. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | Call: loud, persistant ''kutro-kutroo'' | ||
+ | <flashmp3>Brown-headed_barbet.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
+ | ''[[Media: Brown-headed_barbet.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
+ | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
+ | Haridwar, India [[India]], June-2015<br /> | ||
+ | Call | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|barbet+zeylanic}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|Brown_headed_Barbet}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psilopogon]] [[Category:Videos]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 01:04, 11 November 2017
- Psilopogon zeylanicus
Identification
25–28 cm (9¾-11 in)
- Green plumage
- Streaked brown head, neck and breast
- Yellow eye patch
- Heavy conical red bill
Sexes similar
Distribution
Asia: found in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. z. inornatus:
- West-central and south-western India (Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka)
- P. z. caniceps:
- P. z. zeylanicus:
Habitat
Open forests and forest edges, woodlands and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
A fruit-eating bird of the canopy, also eats insects.
Breeding
The nest is in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
Vocalisation
Call: loud, persistant kutro-kutroo
<flashmp3>Brown-headed_barbet.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Haridwar, India India, June-2015
Call
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-headed Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-headed_Barbet
External Links