02 July 2025

Gold-whiskered Barbet

Piciformes - Megalaimidae - Psilopogon chrysopogon (Takur Jambang Emas)

Bright yellow cheek stands out like a sunburst on the muddy-looking face of this barbet. Traces of red and blue also brighten the head of this heavy-billed green bird. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests. Like many other barbets, forages sluggishly high up in the forest canopy, and can be difficult to see; listen instead for its song, a series of echoing rhythmic “woo-ooh” notes, sometimes combined with trilled hoots.
(eBird)



Distinctive
Unmistakable
Stout and proud.


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