Brown-headed Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

Brown-headed Barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus, is an Asian barbet found in India and Sri Lanka, with its breeding range in the Oriental Region. It lives in gardens and wooded country, including urban and rural gardens and city parks, and is widespread across much of peninsular India. The adult has a brown head marked with streaks, along with a streaked neck and breast, a yellow patch around the eye, and green plumage on the rest of the body. It is arboreal and tends to avoid dense forest. It nests in tree holes and lays 2-4 eggs.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Megalaimidae — Asian Barbets

Breeding range

Oriental Region: India and Sri Lanka