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🌏 Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) #AsianBirds | #FireTuftedBarbet #PsilopogonaPyrolophus | #Barbets #OldWorldBarbets #AsianBarbetFamily #WoodpeckersAndRelatives 📷: Photo by BeanKurt🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌏 Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) The Fire-tufted Barbet is a moderately large, predominantly green bird, noted for the fiery orange tuft of feathers above the male's bill and a yellow and black "necklace" on its throat. Distributed in the montane forests of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, it typically forages in the high canopy, feeding on figs, other fruits, and arthropods. Its distinctive call is an unusual cicada-like buzzing. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Fun fact: Like many barbets, its diet is mostly frugivorous (fruit-eating), and it has a particular fondness for figs. This makes it an important agent for seed dispersal in its forest habitat. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by BeanKurt via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-tufted-barbet-bird-branch-6245618/ IUPI
October 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM