- 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; also 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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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. (2025) Red-throated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-throated_Barbet
