Red-crowned Barbet

Red-crowned Barbet

Scientific Name: Psilopogon rafflesii

Malay Name: Takur Ubun Merah

Chinese Name: 花彩拟啄木鸟

Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 25-27 cm

Identification: Adult has all green body with large black bill, red crown, blue throat, blue supercilium, black eye-stripe, small yellow neck-patch and small red patch on side of upper breast. Juvenile looks duller with less defined head pattern.

Habitat: Forest and forest edge.

Behaviour/Ecology: Slow-moving and often found in canopy where difficult to observe.

Local Status: Uncommon resident

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2017)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Dairy Farm Nature Park.

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Red-crowned Barbet at Sime Forest. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
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Red-crowned Barbet at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Red-crowned Barbet at Mandai Road Track 7. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Red-crowned Barbet at Rifle Range Link. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Red-crowned Barbet at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Red-crowned Barbet at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Red-crowned Barbet at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Red-crowned Barbet)

References:

BirdLife International. (2017). Psilopogon rafflesii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22681616A110856645.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Red-crowned Barbet. Retrieved on June 18, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/red-crowned-barbet.

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