Yellow-crowned Barbet

The Yellow-crowned Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Yellow-crowned Barbet is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii, photo taken in Tawau, Sabah, the ninth and the last barbet of Borneo to be seen for me to complete all the barbets of Borneo. This is the Yellow-crowned Barbet, ranges from lowland to sub-montane (0 to 1,220m), with an unmistakable call that consists of a roll and four 'tuk' notes, repeated: 'trrrrk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk, trrrrk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk' and on and on ........ More

The Yellow-crowned Barbet (Megalaima henricii) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Megalaima henricii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Heard Only: Yellow-crowned Barbet, Mountain Barbet. Gomantong Cave & Sukau Area August 21 Logistics: Conveniently located en route from Kota Kinabalu to Danum, the Gomantong Caves and Sukau make for a good stop-over. The Caves More