Gold-whiskered Barbet

Alternative name: Golden-whiskered Barbet

Photo by wengchun
Taman Rimba Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 2006

Megalaima chrysopogon

Identification

30 cm
Large size, strong blackish bill, broad blackish-brown eyestripe, large yellow patch on lower sides of head and pale greyish-buff throat with narrow blue border

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• M. c. laeta:

• South-western Thailand and Malay Peninsula; possibly extreme southern Burma

• M. c. chrysopogon:

• Sumatra

• M. c. chrysopsis:

• Borneo

Habitat

Lowland evergreen forest.

Behaviour

Diet

As they feed mostly in the canopy, little is known about their diet, but they have been observed feeding on palm fruits and it is thought they eat insects too.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gold-whiskered Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gold-whiskered_Barbet

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