Yellow-fronted barbet
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| image = Megalaima flavifrons 1.jpg
| image_caption = In Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
| genus = Psilopogon
| species = flavifrons
| authority = (Cuvier, 1816)
| synonyms = Megalaima 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 {{cvt|2000|m}}.
Description
It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is {{cvt|21-22|cm}} long and weighs {{cvt|57-60|g}}. It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.{{cite book |last1=Short, L. L. |last2=Horne, J. F. M. |title=Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World |volume=7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers |editor=del Hoyo, J. |editor2=Elliott, A. |editor3=Sargatal, J. |editor4=Christie, D. A. |editor5=de Juana, E. |publisher=Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International |location=Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK |chapter=Yellow-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) |year=2020 |doi=10.2173/bow.yefbar1.01 |s2cid=229145446 |chapter-url=https://www.hbw.com/species/yellow-fronted-barbet-psilopogon-flavifrons}}
In culture
The yellow-fronted barbet appears on a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,{{Cite web|url=http://www.birdtheme.org/country/srilanka.html|title=Birds on stamps: Sri Lanka}}
References
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Category:Endemic birds of Sri Lanka
Category:Birds described in 1816
Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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