How to Identify Megalaimidae

Key Identification Features

• The golden-throated barbet, with the scientific name Psilopogon franklinii (Blyth, 1842), has distinct plumage and physical features.
• This species looks similar to the lineated barbet, but is smaller in size, has a distinct green ear patch, a darker bill, and a dark rather than yellow eye-ring.
• The head and neck have a distinct pattern: a bright red forehead, a black stripe across the crown, and red on the rear crown.
• It has a thick, distinctive bill.

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