- Caloramphus hayii
Calorhamphus hayii
Identification
Dull brown plumage.
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Brown Barbet.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. f. detersus :
- C. f. hayii:
Subspecies detersus is not recognised by all authorities and included then in hayii.[2]
Habitat
Lowland to sub-montane forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet includes fruit.
Breeding
They nest in colonies.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sooty Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sooty_Barbet