Red-crowned Barbet
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| Red-crowned Barbet | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Megalaima |
| Species: | M. rafflesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalaima rafflesii (Lesson, 1839) |
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The Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Feeding habits
The prey of Red-crowned Barbet include land snails of the genus Amphidromus.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Megalaima rafflesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
- ^ Wee J. (2006). "Red-crowned barbet feeding on snail". http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2006/06/01/red-crowned-barbet-feeding-on-a-snail/. Accessed 9 May 2010.
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