Malabar Barbet
Psilopogon malabaricus
Least ConcernAves · 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