About the Fire-tufted Barbet
The fire-tufted barbet is a species of bird in the Asian barbet family Megalaimidae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, where it inhabits tropical moist lowland and montane forests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Its scientific name was proposed by Salomon Müller in 1836, who described a barbet from Sumatra.
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The fire-tufted barbet is green with a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, and a white band on the forehead. Its throat is green, followed by a bright yellow band before a black band, appearing like a necklace. The bill is fawn coloured with a black vertical band. It has tufts of feathers at the base of beak. The upper tufts of males are fiery orange. The adult fire-tufted barbet is 28 cm (11 in) long.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-browed BarbetPsilopogon oortiThe black-browed barbet is mostly green with a yellow blue-bordered throat.
Moustached BarbetPsilopogon incognitusThe moustached barbet is an Asian barbet.
Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiThe 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.
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