Red-crowned Barbet

Red-crowned Barbet
Red-crowned Barbet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Megalaima
Species: M. rafflesii
Binomial name
Megalaima rafflesii
(Lesson, 1839)

The Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) 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 plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Feeding habits

The prey of Red-crowned Barbet include land snails of the genus Amphidromus.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Megalaima rafflesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
  2. ^ Wee J. (2006). "Red-crowned barbet feeding on snail". http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2006/06/01/red-crowned-barbet-feeding-on-a-snail/. Accessed 9 May 2010.

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