Bird Guide

Black-browed Barbet vs Red-crowned Barbet

Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti)

Black-browed Barbet

Psilopogon oorti

Medium88 gForest

The black-browed barbet is mostly green with a yellow blue-bordered throat. It has black streaks above the eyes and red patches above its bill, lores, throat and nape. One female measured was 21.5 cm (8.5 in) long and weighed 62 g (2.2 oz).

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Photo: Kalvin Chan · CC BY 4.0
Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii)

Red-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon rafflesii

Medium118 gForest

The red-crowned barbet is a medium-large tropical bird, 24.5–27 cm (9.6–10.6 in) long and 99–150 g (3.5–5.3 oz) in weight. Both sexes are primarily green, with a red crown, red spots below the eyes, and a red mark on the side of the neck. The barbet wears a blue throat and broad supercilia accompanied by a black and yellow face. Immature and females resemble males with a duller colour scheme called monomorphism.

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Photo: Henry Hart · CC0

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