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Photo by jasnjohn
Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Psilopogon franklinii

Megalaima flanklinii

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.
Necklaced Barbet was recently split from Golden-throated Barbet

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • P. f. franklinii (tonkinensis):
  • P. f. ramsayi (trangensis, minor):

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

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Avibase
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
  5. BF Member observations

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