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| - | {{stub}} | + | '''Alternate name: Small Barbet'''; '''includes Malabar Barbet''' |
| - | ;Megalaima rubricapillus | + | [[Image:Malabar_barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Malabar Barbet<br />Photo by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br />Western Ghats, [[India]]]] |
| - | | + | ;[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]] rubricapillus |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | 15 cm |
| | + | *Green body |
| | + | *Green wings |
| | + | *Blue band on sides of head and nect |
| | + | *Black crescent behind the eye |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| | + | |
| | + | Two subspecies are recognized <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | + | *''rubricapillus'': has more of an orangey/yellow colour in front |
| | + | :*endemic to [[Sri Lanka]] |
| | + | *''malabarica'': has a a crimson front |
| | + | :*endemic Western Ghats, [[India]] |
| | + | These two are sometimes treated as separate species; subspecies ''malabarica'' would then become Malabar Barbet. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Open woodland. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | Arboreal. |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | The diet includes fruit and insects. |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | The nest is a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Megalaima+rubricapillus}} | | {{GSearch|Megalaima+rubricapillus}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | |
| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalaima]] |
Current revision
Alternate name: Small Barbet; includes Malabar Barbet
Malabar Barbet
Photo by
MomoWestern Ghats,
India- Megalaima rubricapillus
[edit] Identification
15 cm
- Green body
- Green wings
- Blue band on sides of head and nect
- Black crescent behind the eye
[edit] Distribution
Asia: found in Sri Lanka and India.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized [1]:
- rubricapillus: has more of an orangey/yellow colour in front
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- malabarica: has a a crimson front
- endemic Western Ghats, India
These two are sometimes treated as separate species; subspecies malabarica would then become Malabar Barbet.
[edit] Habitat
Open woodland.
[edit] Behaviour
Arboreal.
The diet includes fruit and insects.
[edit] Breeding
The nest is a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
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