Red-crowned Barbet | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Ramphastidae |
Genus: | Megalaima |
Species: | M. rafflesii |
Binomial name | |
Megalaima rafflesii (Lesson, 1839) |
The Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The prey of Red-crowned Barbet include land snails of the genus Amphidromus.[2]