Red-throated Barbet

Red-throated Barbet
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Ramphastidae
Genus:	Megalaima
Species:	M. mystacophanos
Binomial name
Megalaima mystacophanos (Temminck, 1824)

The Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, 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 mystacophanos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.