BeakBrain
Bird Guide

Mountain Barbet

Psilopogon monticola

Least ConcernFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 93 g
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 1
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 2
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 3
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 4
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 5
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 6
Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 7
Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 8
Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 9
Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola), photo 10
Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0

About the Mountain Barbet

The mountain barbet is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Mountain Barbet lives

Regular range
Malaysia Indonesia

When to see the Mountain Barbet

Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Flame-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon armillaris) Flame-fronted BarbetPsilopogon armillarisThe flame-fronted barbet is an Asian barbet native to Java and Bali. Indochinese Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis) Indochinese BarbetPsilopogon annamensisThe Indochinese barbet, also called Annam barbet, is a bird belonging to the family Megalaimidae. Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber) Chinese BarbetPsilopogon faberThe Chinese barbet is a bird in the family Megalaimidae.

Learn the Mountain Barbet in BeakBrain

Photo and call practice, free in any browser.

Play BeakBrain

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.