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;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] mystacophanos | ;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] mystacophanos | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Red throat | + | 23 cm (9 in)<br /> |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Red throat | ||
| + | *Yellow forehead | ||
| + | *Red crown | ||
| + | *Broad black eye stripe | ||
| + | *Blue cheeks | ||
| + | *Blue band across upper breast<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | Green head | ||
| + | *Red loral patches | ||
| + | *Red hindcrown and upper breast sides<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': green head, yellow forehead and throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Red-throated Barbet Female.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}}<br />Kho Pu-Kho Ya NP, [[Thailand]], May 2016]] |
| − | + | South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Borneo]], [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. | Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | * P. m. mystacophanos | + | *''P. m. mystacophanos'': |
| − | * P. m. ampalus | + | :*South-western [[Thailand]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], and [[Borneo]] |
| + | * P. m. ampalus: | ||
| + | :*Batu Islands (off western [[Sumatra]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist lowland forests and swamps. | + | Moist lowland and dipterocarp forests and secondary forests. Also swamps. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists mainly of fruit, particularly figs; lso insect larvae and snails, thought to be part of courtship routine. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They construct a nest in an excavated tree hole, laying 2-4 white, glossy eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 5 May 2017
- Psilopogon mystacophanos
Identification
23 cm (9 in)
Male
- Red throat
- Yellow forehead
- Red crown
- Broad black eye stripe
- Blue cheeks
- Blue band across upper breast
Female Green head
- Red loral patches
- Red hindcrown and upper breast sides
Juvenile: green head, yellow forehead and throat
Distribution
South-east Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Borneo, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- P. m. mystacophanos:
- South-western Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
- P. m. ampalus:
- Batu Islands (off western Sumatra)
Habitat
Moist lowland and dipterocarp forests and secondary forests. Also swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of fruit, particularly figs; lso insect larvae and snails, thought to be part of courtship routine.
Breeding
They construct a nest in an excavated tree hole, laying 2-4 white, glossy eggs.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-throated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-throated_Barbet
