Fire-tufted barbet

Fire-tufted barbet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Psilopogon
S. Müller, 1836
Species: P. pyrolophus
Binomial name
Psilopogon pyrolophus
S. Müller, 1836

The fire-tufted barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. Its genus, Psilopogon, is monotypic.

It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, Aug 1994

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