Wildlifeof Thailand
Red-throated Barbet
Megalaimidae
Photo: Jiro Iguchi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Psilopogon mystacophanos
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and insects
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
This green Sundaic barbet has a blue crown and red throat and moves through rainforest canopy for figs, other fruit and insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Red-throated Barbet eat?
- Fruit and insects
- What habitat does the Red-throated Barbet live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Red-throated Barbet found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo