Sooty Barbet

Caloramphus hayii

Photo by wengchun
Taman Rimba Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2006

Identification

Dull brown plumage.

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with Brown Barbet.

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• C. f. detersus :

• Southern Burma and adjacent peninsular Thailand (south to Trang)

• C. f. hayii:

• Malay Peninsula and Sumatra

Subspecies detersus is not recognised by all authorities and included then in hayii.^[2]

Habitat

Lowland to sub-montane forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet includes fruit.

Breeding

They nest in colonies.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sooty Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sooty_Barbet

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