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Red-throated Barbet

Barbets & Woodpeckers

Psilopogon mystacophanos

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit

Habitat

Lowland and hill forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

2–3 eggs (typical for barbets)

Incubation period

About 13–15 days (typical for barbets)

Size

Small (23cm)

Wingspan

~32–35cm

Weight

~75–95g

A green barbet with a red throat patch and blue facial markings, found in lowland and hill forest across Sabah.

Forages for fruit in the canopy, and — like other barbets — is more often heard than seen, its call blending into the general chorus of forest sound.

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