Megalaima rafflesii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Ramphastidae
Subfamilia: Megalaiminae
Genus: Megalaima
Species: Megalaima rafflesii
Subspecies: M. r. billitonis - M. r. borneensis - M. r. malayensis - M. r. rafflesii

Name

Megalaima rafflesii (Lesson, 1839)

References

Lesson, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.137

Vernacular names
English: Red-crowned Barbet

The Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Feeding habits

The prey of Red-crowned Barbet include land snails of the genus Amphidromus.[2]

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Megalaima rafflesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
2. ^ Wee J. (2006). "Red-crowned barbet feeding on snail". http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2006/06/01/red-crowned-barbet-feeding-on-a-snail/. Accessed 9 May 2010.