About Psilopogon incognitus (Hume, 1874)
The moustached barbet, with the scientific name Psilopogon incognitus (Hume, 1874), is a species of Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds that have a worldwide tropical distribution, and they get their common name from the bristles that fringe their heavy bills. The moustached barbet is a resident breeding species found in the hills of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. It inhabits broadleaf evergreen forest at elevations between 600 and 700 m, and it nests in tree holes. This barbet measures 23 cm in total length. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. Its bill is dark horn-colored, and its overall body plumage is green. For the subspecies P. i. elbeli, which lives in northern Thailand, adult individuals have a red forehead, a green crown with a red spot at the rear, a blue face and throat, as well as a black eyestripe and moustache. The sexes of this species have similar appearance, while juvenile moustached barbets have duller, greener coloring on the head and throat, and a narrower moustache stripe. Three subspecies are recognized: the nominate P. i. incognitus, found in Myanmar and western Thailand; P. i. elbeli in northern Thailand; and P. i. eurous in east Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The male's territorial call is a repeated, loud sequence: u'ik-a-ruk u'ik-a-ruk u'ik-a-ruk.
