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The red-crowned barbet (''Psilopogon rafflesii'') is a species of bird in the family
Megalaimidae The Asian barbets are a family of bird species, the Megalaimidae, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia. They were once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae b ...
. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.


Description

The red-crowned barbet is medium-large, at 24.5–27 cm (9.6–10.6 in) in length and 99–150 grams (3.5–5.3 ounces) in weight. It is primarily green, with a red crown and spots below the eyes, black and yellow face, and a blue throat and eyebrow. Females resemble males, but are duller.


Feeding habits

The prey of red-crowned barbet include land snails of the genus '' Amphidromus''.Wee J. (2006). "Red-crowned barbet feeding on snail". . Accessed 9 May 2010.


References

red-crowned barbet Birds of Malesia red-crowned barbet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Piciformes-stub