Yellow-fronted barbet

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1] It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g (2.0–2.1 oz). It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.[2]

Yellow-fronted barbet
In Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species:
P. flavifrons
Binomial name
Psilopogon flavifrons
(Cuvier, 1816)
Synonyms

Megalaima flavifrons

In culture

In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as mukalang kottoruwa - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language.[3] Yellow-fronted barbet appears in a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,[4]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon flavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681625A92914908.
  2. Short, L. L.; Horne, J. F. M. (2014). "Yellow-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D. A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.birdtheme.org/country/srilanka.html


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