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[[Image:Golden-throated_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jasnjohn|jasnjohn}}<br />Genting Highlands, [[Malaysia]]]] | [[Image:Golden-throated_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jasnjohn|jasnjohn}}<br />Genting Highlands, [[Malaysia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] franklinii | ;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] franklinii | ||
| + | ''Megalaima flanklinii''<br /> | ||
'''Includes Necklaced Barbet''' | '''Includes Necklaced Barbet''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 22·5 cm | + | 22·5 cm (8¾-9 in)<br /> |
| + | *Overall green plumage | ||
| + | *Red forehead | ||
| + | *Golden-yellow upper throat | ||
| + | *White lower throat | ||
| + | *Blue or violet tones to wings | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
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'''Song''': the song starts with a trill. | '''Song''': the song starts with a trill. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker16V6.2}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Barbet+franklinii}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psilopogon]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psilopogon]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 14 May 2017
- Psilopogon franklinii
Megalaima flanklinii
Includes Necklaced Barbet
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.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. franklinii (tonkinensis):
- P. f. ramsayi (trangensis, minor):
- Mountains of central Burma and north-western Thailand south through the Malay Peninsula
- P. f. auricularis:
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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at 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 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-throated_Barbet
