Crimson-fronted barbet
Crimson-fronted barbet | |
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Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Megalaimidae |
Genus: | Psilopogon |
Species: | P. rubricapillus
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Binomial name | |
Psilopogon rubricapillus (Gmelin, 1788)
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Synonyms | |
Megalaima rubricapilla |
The crimson-fronted barbet (Psilopogon rubricapillus), also called Sri Lanka barbet, is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka where it inhabits tropical moist lowland forests up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) elevation.[1]
It has a mainly green plumage and wings, a blue band down the side of the head and neck, and a black crescent behind the eye. It is 15 cm (5.9 in) long with a short neck, large head and short tail. Its forages for fruit and insects, and nests in tree holes, laying 2-4 eggs.
Local name[]
In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as heen kottoruwa-හීන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language.
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon rubricapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726142A94912630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726142A94912630.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Psilopogon rubricapillus. |
- BirdLife International (2019). "Sri Lanka Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus".
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Psilopogon
- Endemic birds of Sri Lanka
- Birds described in 1788
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin