Yellow-fronted barbet explained

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 2000m (7,000feet).It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) long and weighs NaNg. It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.^[1]

In culture

In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as mukalang kottoruwa - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language.^[2] Yellow-fronted barbet appears on a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Short, L. L. . Horne, J. F. M. . Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World . 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers . del Hoyo, J. . Elliott, A. . Sargatal, J. . Christie, D. A. . de Juana, E. . Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International . Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK . Yellow-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) . 2020 . 10.2173/bow.yefbar1.01 . 229145446 . https://www.hbw.com/species/yellow-fronted-barbet-psilopogon-flavifrons.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 13 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401015111/http://www.bnhsenvis.nic.in/pdf/vol%203%20%281%29.pdf . 1 April 2010 . dead .
3. Web site: Birds on stamps: Sri Lanka.