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Yellow-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon henricii

Near ThreatenedRareFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 74 g
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 1
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 2
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 3
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 4
Photo: Oort, P. van · CC0
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 5
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 6
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 7
Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 8
Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii), photo 9
Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Yellow-crowned Barbet

The yellow-crowned barbet is a species of bird in the Megalaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Golden-naped Barbet (Psilopogon pulcherrimus) Golden-naped BarbetPsilopogon pulcherrimusMedium-sized bird (20-21.5 cm); overall stocky built. Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) Moustached BarbetPsilopogon incognitusThe moustached barbet is an Asian barbet. Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti) Black-browed BarbetPsilopogon oortiThe black-browed barbet is mostly green with a yellow blue-bordered throat.

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