Brown Barbet
Caloramphus fuliginosus
Unique, strange-looking barbet with a massive bill and bright red legs. Brown above and whitish below, with a dirty orangish throat and upper chest. Males have a dark gray bill, while females have a pale one. Moves in fairly active and frequently vocal groups in the canopy of lowland and foothill forests, giving extremely high thin squeaks.
Identification
The brown barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, and has lost approximately half of its connected habitat since 1973. The sooty barbet was considered conspecific.
Taxonomy
Genus: Caloramphus; Family: Megalaimidae; Order: Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Caloramphus fuliginosus
- Authority
- (Temminck, 1830)
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Genus
- Caloramphus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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