Malaysia
Sabah, Borneo
Red-throated Barbet
26 species are in the family
Megalaimidae which distinct
from Old World barbets.
Psilopogon mystacophanos
(L 8.9-9.5" Wt 2.1-3.4 oz)
Sukau Rainforest Lodge
Kinabatangen River
05Aug2018
© Marc
Anderson
xeno-canto
Psilopogon is Greek for bare
jaw bone; mystacophanos is
Greek for
bright moustache.
Tuk…tuk…tuk
The barbet goes
And solidifies
The summer noon
Into a block of loneliness.
(Sarojkanta Dash)
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Threatened
Is threatened by habitat loss.
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