Fire-tufted 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. pyrolophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilopogon pyrolophus S. Müller, 1836
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The fire-tufted barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) is a species of bird in the Asian barbet family Megalaimidae. It was once placed in the same family as the toucan before being moved to the Asian barbets.[2]
Description
The moderately large bird(28 cm), the adult birds are overall green in appearance and have a brownish-maroon nape, grey lores, white band on the forehead, throat green, followed by a bright yellow band before a black band, appearing like a necklace separates the belly. The bill is fawn colored with a black vertical band. Tufts of feathers at the base of beak. Upper tufts fiery orange in males.[3]
Habitat
Found in broad leaved evergreen montane forests between 1070–2010 m in Sumatra, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.[3]
Habits
This species is locally common and sighted in pairs or in small groups, often in emergent canopy or at mid-canopy near forest edges. Like other barbets, they use tree cavities to nest. They are primarily frugivores. Their call is very similar to cicadas [4]
Conservation
This species is known to have a large range and though the population appears to be decreasing, it has been classified as Least Concern under IUCN Red List criteria.[5] The primary threat to this species appears to be illegal capture and trade as a pet [6]
Gallery
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Miami Zoo
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2012/may/21/4
- ^ a b Robson, C. (2000). A guide to the birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Princeton University Press.
- ^ https://www.beautyofbirds.com/firetuftedbarbets.html
- ^ BirdLife International. 2012. Psilopogon pyrolophus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T22681588A40589628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22681588A40589628.en.
- ^ Chris Shepard. 2006. The bird trade in Medan, north Sumatra: an overview. BirdingASIA.5(2006):16-24.
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