Mountain barbet
| Mountain barbet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Megalaimidae |
| Genus: | Psilopogon |
| Species: | P. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilopogon monticola (Sharpe, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Megalaima monticola | |
The mountain barbet (Psilopogon monticola) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
They resemble female red-throated barbet - except, they have smaller bills and lack the red spot at the base of the rictal bristles ("whiskers") on each side of the upper bill.
Behaviour and ecology[edit]
Mountain barbets primarily feed on fruits, but will also eat a wide range of insects, such as ants, cicadas, dragonflies, crickets, locusts, beetles, moths and mantids.
These birds nest in tree holes and hens usually lay 2 to 4 eggs, which are incubated for 13 to 15 days.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psilopogon monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681643A92915081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681643A92915081.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- ^ "Mountain Barbets". Beauty Of Birds. 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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