Red-crowned Barbet - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by cskhaw
Pedu Lake, Kedah, Malaysia

Psilopogon rafflesii

Megalaima rafflesii

Identification

25-27 cm. Adult has all green body with large black bill, red crown, blue throat, blue supercilium, black eye-stripe, small yellow neck-patch and small red patch on side of upper breast. Juvenile resembles adult but looks duller with less defined head pattern.

Distribution

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and plantations.

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/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-crowned Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-crowned_Barbet

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