Difference between revisions of "Crimson-fronted Barbet" - BirdForum Opus

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Adult
Photo © Joseph Morlan
Thalagama Lake, Colombo, Sri Lanka; 02 January 2025.

Alternate name: Small Barbet

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

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/
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Crimson-fronted Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-fronted_Barbet

External Links

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-[[Image:Crimson-fronted_barbet_for_BF.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+William|James Williams}}<br>Location: Hiyare Lake, nr Galle, [[Sri Lanka]] ]]
+[[File:Crimson-frontedBarbetIMG 4713.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult<br />Photo &copy; {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br /> Thalagama Lake, Colombo, [[Sri Lanka]]; 02 January 2025.]]
-'''Alternate name: Small Barbet'''; '''includes Malabar Barbet'''
+'''Alternate name: Small Barbet'''
-;[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]] rubricapillus
+;[[:Category:Psilopogon|Psilopogon]] rubricapillus
 ==Identification==
-cm.
+cm
 *Green body
 *Green wings
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 *Black crescent behind the eye
 ==Distribution==
-[[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]].
+[[Asia]]: found in [[Sri Lanka]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-[[Image:Malabar_barbet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br>Location: Western Ghats, [[India]]<br> Malabar Barbet]]
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
-Two subspecies are recognized:
+It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Malabar Barbet]] from [[India]].<br />
-*''rubricapillus'': endemic to [[Sri Lanka]]
+Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Megalaima|Megalaima]]''.
-*''malabarica'': endemic Western Ghats, [[India]]
-These two are sometimes treated as separate species; subspecies ''malabarica'' would then become Malabar Barbet.
 ==Habitat==
 Open woodland.
 ==Behaviour==
 Arboreal.
+====Diet====
 The diet includes fruit and insects.
+====Breeding====
-The nest is a tree hole; 2-4 eggs are laid.
+The nest is a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
 ==References==
-# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Wikipedia
 {{ref}}
-Wikipedia
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Megalaima+rubricapillus}}
+{{GSearch|"Psilopogon rubricapillus" {{!}} "Crimson-fronted Barbet" {{!}} "Crimson-throated Barbet" {{!}} "Ceylon Small Barbet" {{!}} "Xantholaema rubricapillus" {{!}} "Megalaima rubricapillus" }}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megalaima]]
+{{GS-checked}}1
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psilopogon]]