Crimson-fronted Barbet

Crimson-fronted Barbet or Ceylon Small Barbet or Small Barbet is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka. The Malabar Barbet endemic to the Western Ghats of India used to be treated as a subspecies of this species. 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.

The Crimson-fronted Barbet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Crimson-fronted Barbets were all seen at Hunas Falls, usually in a fruiting tree at the top edge of the forest. Our best views of Yellow-fronted Barbets was also at Hunas Falls where they shared the same fruiting tree as the Crimsons and were also boring nests in a tree in the middle of the golf course. More

Crimson-fronted Barbet or Ceylon Small Barbet or Small Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus) is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka. The Malabar Barbet endemic to the Western Ghats of India used to be treated as a subspecies of this species. 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. The Crimson-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of open woodland which eats fruit and insects. More

Crimson-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of open woodland which eats fruit and insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. This is a small barbet at 15 cm. It is a plump bird with a short neck, large head and short tail. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Crimson-fronted Barbet is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Crimson-fronted Barbet (Ceylon Small Barbet) (Megalaima rubricapilla) Habitat & Range: Wooded gardens and forests in the lowlands and hills. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica) Coppersmith can be separated from Crimson-fronted Barbet by lemon yellow not orange-yellow patches around eyes and green streaked pale underparts. Habitat & Range: Forested areas in the dry lowlands. Occasionally in the hills. More

The Crimson-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of open woodland which eats fruit and insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. This is a small barbet at 15 cm. It is a plump bird with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult Crimson-fronted Barbet has a mainly green body and wing plumage, a blue band down the side of the head and neck, and a black crescent behind the eye. More

Crimson-fronted Barbet Crimson Fronted Barbet Crimson-fronted Barbet Crimson Fronted Barbet - Western Ghats Endemic (Search Oriental Bird Images) Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates Results 1 - 3 of 3 from 1 species for sp:8946.00 (foreground species only). More