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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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When to see the Red-crowned Barbet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-crowned Barbet
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Red-crowned Barbet
The red-crowned barbet is part of one of the two subfamilies of Megalaimidae birds. it is in the order of woodpeckers (Piciformes) and their relatives. It is distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations with a distribution area of 3,180,000 km2 (1,230,000 sq mi).
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Easily confused with
Fire-tufted BarbetPsilopogon pyrolophusThe fire-tufted barbet is green with a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, and a white band on the forehead.
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.
Side by side: Fire-tufted Barbet vs Red-crowned Barbet · Black-browed Barbet vs Red-crowned Barbet
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