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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Piciformes

Genus
  
Psilopogon

Higher classification
  
Megalaima

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Megalaimidae

Scientific name
  
Megalaima flavifrons

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Bird, Crimson‑fronted barbet, Layard's parakeet, Red‑faced malkoha, Spot‑winged thrush

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The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

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Yellow-fronted barbet Sri Lankan Endemic Birds Rannalal Kottoruwa YellowFronted Barbet

Yellow-fronted barbet is an arboreal species of forests and other woodland, including large gardens, which eats mainly small fruit and only rarely insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-3 eggs.

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This is a medium-sized barbet at 21 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult yellow-fronted barbet has a mainly green body and wing plumage, with a scaly appearance to the breast. It has a blue face and throat, and a yellow crown and moustachial stripes.

Yellow-fronted barbet Ceylon Bird Club Birds of Sri Lanka sri lankan birds endemic

The call is a rolling kow-kow-kow-kow.

In culture

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In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as mukalang kottoruwa - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language. Yellow-fronted barbet appears in a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,

Yellow-fronted barbet Yellow Fronted Barbet List of birds of Sri Lanka

Yellow-fronted barbet Ceylon Bird Club Birds of Sri Lanka sri lankan birds endemic

References

Yellow-fronted barbet Wikipedia