Barbets (Capitonidae)
Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) - HBW 7, p. 204
French: Barbu bigarré
German: Vielfarben-Bartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Multicolor
Other common names: Many-coloured Barbet
Taxonomy: Bucco Rafflesii Lesson, 1839, Bangka Island, Sumatra.
Belongs to the group that also includes M. corvina, M. chrysopogon, M. mystacophanos and M. javensis; apparently related rather closely to M. javensis and M. chrysopogon. Birds from S Myanmar and Malay Peninsula described as race malayensis, those from Belitung I and Mendanau Is as billitonis and those from Borneo as borneensis, but no constant differences in plumage coloration or size sufficient to warrant subspecific recognition. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) and peninsular Thailand S to Singapore, E Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung, and Borneo.
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adult feeding on tree trunk Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 28 August 2011 24 weeks ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird preening on a branch, rubbing its bill and going away. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 1 min 2 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree, hopping up to take a red fruit and flying away with it. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 2 years ago 19 sec 3
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 2.7 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 2.6 -
Adult in breeding plumage
Locality Kuching Wetlands National Park, Kuching Division, Sarawak (Malaysia), Borneo
g_warburton 24 August 2011 24 weeks ago 2.1 -
A bird in canopy
Locality Mount Santubong, Sarawak (Malaysia), Borneo
Klaus Lachenmaier 17 July 2009 1 year ago 1.8
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