- Psilopogon oorti
Identification
20-23.5 cm
- Mostly green
- Blue back and neck
- Black circles with red spots around the eyes
- Red spots on nape
- Head patterned with blue, yellow and red
- Black stripe above the eye
- Thick, heavy black bill
- Grey-green feet
Distribution
Found in the montane forests of Sumatra and the Malaysian Peninsula.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Taiwan Barbet, Chinese Barbet and Indochinese Barbet were formerly included in this species.
Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.
Habitat
Upper and middle levels of montane broad-leaf forest canopy between 600 to 1800meters.
Behaviour
Breeding
It excavates a nest hole in a tree and breeding takes place April-June. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young.
Diet
The diet includes berries, papayas and figs.
Vocalisation
The call is a tok tr trrrrrrt
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
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-browed Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-browed_Barbet
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