Red-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon rafflesii

Family: Asian Barbets · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 25–27 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

Resident from southern Myanmar (Tenasserim) and the Thai-Malay Peninsula south to Singapore, and also eastern Sumatra and Borneo.

Identification

Adult has green body with large black bill, red crown, red spot below the eye, blue supercilium, black eye-stripe, yellow face patch, blue throat and a small red patch on the side of the upper breast. Juvenile is duller overall, with weakly defined face pattern has a pale bill base.

Habitat

Forest.

Behaviour

Forages in the forest canopy on fruits (including figs) and insects; also digs into bark with its strong bill.