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[[Image:Yellow-crowned_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br />Pedu lake, Kedah, [[Malaysia]], November 2004]]
 
;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] henricii
 
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[[Image:Yellow-crowned_Barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by cskhaw]]
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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21·5–22·5 cm (8-8½ in)
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*Green overall plumage
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*Blue throat
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*Yellow crown
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], and [[Thailand]].
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South-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and [[Sumatra]]
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Two subspecies recognized:
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Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''.
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====Subspecies====
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Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* ''P. h. henricii'' from south peninsular [[Thailand]] south to [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Sumatra]]
 
* ''P. h. henricii'' from south peninsular [[Thailand]] south to [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Sumatra]]
 
* ''P. h. brachyrhynchus'' in [[Borneo]]
 
* ''P. h. brachyrhynchus'' in [[Borneo]]
Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Lowland primary evergreen forests up to 975 m, swamp forest and occasionally in cocoa plantations.  
 
Lowland primary evergreen forests up to 975 m, swamp forest and occasionally in cocoa plantations.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists mostly of fruit (mainly figs).
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 00:09, 28 June 2015

Photo by cskhaw
Pedu lake, Kedah, Malaysia, November 2004
Psilopogon henricii

Identification

21·5–22·5 cm (8-8½ in)

  • Green overall plumage
  • Blue throat
  • Yellow crown

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Indochina, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized[1]:

Habitat

Lowland primary evergreen forests up to 975 m, swamp forest and occasionally in cocoa plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruit (mainly figs).

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. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)

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