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Alternate name: Small Barbet

Photo by James Williams
Hiyare Lake, nr Galle, Sri Lanka; March 2008
Psilopogon rubricapillus

Identification

15 cm

  • Green body
  • Green wings
  • Blue band on sides of head and nect
  • Black crescent behind the eye

Distribution

Asia: found in Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Malabar Barbet from India.
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Habitat

Open woodland.

Behaviour

Arboreal.

Diet

The diet includes fruit and insects.

Breeding

The nest is a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

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. Wikipedia

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