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The call is a rolling ''kow-kow-kow-kow''. |
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47454|title=Megalaima flavifrons|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern |
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47454|title=Megalaima flavifrons|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern |
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* ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6 |
* ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6 |
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| Species: | M. flavifrons
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Yellow-fronted Barbet (Megalaima flavifrons) is an Asian barbet which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.
Yellow-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of forests and other woodland, including large gardens, which eats mainly fruit and only rarely insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-3 eggs.
This is a medium-sized barbet at 21 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult Yellow-fronted Barbet has a mainly green body and wing plumage, with a scaly appearance to the breast. It has a blue face and throat, and a yellow crown and moustachial stripes.
The call is a rolling kow-kow-kow-kow.
File:Http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq185/nitroface/P1000686-1.jpg==References==
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
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