Yellow-fronted barbet
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Psilopogon flavifrons

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons ) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g (2.0–2.1 oz). It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.

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In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as mukalang kottoruwa - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language. Yellow-fronted barbet appears in a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,

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References

1. Yellow-fronted barbet Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-fronted_barbet
2. Yellow-fronted barbet on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22681625/92914908
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/634460

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