- Psilopogon australis
Identification
16-17 cm
Adult
- Blue crown and forehead
- Yellow Ear-coverts and cheek
- Black eye stripe and moustachial stripe framing the yellow
- Black lores
- Blue throat
- Black band below throat
- Golden-yellow band at top of breast with the rest of body green
- Black beak
Immature
- Generally duller
- Head mostly green without pattern and colouring of adults
- Beak and orbital skin is paler than adult
Distribution
Asia: Found on Java and Bali (Indonesia)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Blue-eared Barbet.
Sometimes placed in the genus Psilopogon.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, woodland to 1525m.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree hole.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Barbet
