The Yellow-Fronted Barbet | Psilopogon Flavifrons | Asian Barbet | Kottoruwa

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
Species: P. flavifrons

Binomial name
Psilopogon flavifrons

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1] It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g . It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.