Malabar Barbet

Psilopogon malabaricus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Piciformes · Megalaimidae

About

The Malabar barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Western Ghats in India. It was formerly treated as a race of the crimson-fronted barbet. It overlaps in some places with the range of the coppersmith barbet and has a similar but more rapid call.

Fun Fact

It was formerly treated as a race of the crimson-fronted barbet (Psilopogon rubricapillus).

Quick Facts

Habitat

Found in the Western Ghats from around Goa south to southern Kerala in moist evergreen forest mainly below 1200 m elevation.

Diet

Feeds mainly on fruits but sometimes takes grubs, termites (flycatching at emerging swarms of alates), ants and small caterpillars.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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