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Fig 1 :
Red-crowned Barbet
Psilopogon rafflesii
Location : Central forests, Singapore
Habitat : Mature lowland secondary forest
Notes : Searching for fruits at mid-canopy level.
Fig 2:
Fire-tufted
Barbet
Psilopogon pyrolophus
Location : Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lower montane, primary rainforest
Notes : Feeding on a fruiting fig tree - the birds carefully select the ripest
figs i.e. those with an orange colour. This species has an unusual call
which is easily mistaken for the buzzing of a cicada.
Fig 3 :
Black-browed
Barbet
Psilopogon oorti
Location : Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lower montane, primary rainforest
Notes : As well as fruits and figs, barbets also consume insect prey, like
this large beetle.
Fig 4 :
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Location : Portsdown, Singapore
Habitat : Wooded, residential area.
Fig 5 :
Lineated
Barbet
Psilopogon lineatus
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Secondary forest, adjacent to karst limestone.
Fig 6 :
Blue-eared
Barbet
Psilopogon cyanotis
Location : Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Habitat : Lowland forest
Notes : Seen excavating a new hole in a dead tree. Photo by Charles Currin.
Fig 7 :
Black-eared
Barbet
Psilopogon duvaucelii
Location : Kledang Saiong, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland forest edge
Notes : Feeding on ripe berries of Sarcotheca monophylla.
Fig 8 :
Green-eared
Barbet
Psilopogon faiostrictus
Location : Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Habitat : Lowland forest
Notes : Attracted to small, ripe, reddish-orange figs.
Photo by Charles Currin.
Fig 9 :
Red-throated Barbet
Psilopogon mystacophanos
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland, primary forest edge
Notes : Seen feeding on ripe fruits of Bridelia tomentosa
Fig 10 :
Gold-whiskered Barbet
Psilopogon chrysopogon
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland, primary forest edge
Notes : Attracted to small.
orange figs
Fig 11 :
Sooty Barbet
Caloramphus hayii
Location : Taiping, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland, primary forest edge |
