Wildlifeof Thailand
Golden-whiskered Barbet
Megalaimidae
Photo: Jiro Iguchi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Psilopogon chrysopogon
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and insects
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
A large green barbet with golden cheek stripes and a dark bill, it visits Sundaic fruiting trees and excavates nest holes (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Golden-whiskered Barbet eat?
- Fruit and insects
- What habitat does the Golden-whiskered Barbet live in?
- Lowland and hill forest
- Where is the Golden-whiskered Barbet found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo