Appearance
The lemon-throated barbet measures 15.5 cm in length and weighs 24.5 to 34 g. The male of the nominate subspecies has a red crown, gey-blue nape, green upperparts, orange-red breast and lemon throat. The female is duller, with a grey-green crown and nape, white throat and orange-gold breast. The male of the subspecies "E. r. nigriceps" has a black face and crown.
Habitat
The species is found in tropical rain forest and lower montane forest, from sea-level to 1,375 m, but is more lower down. It is found in disturbed and secondary forest, and is more common in such environments than undisturbed mature forest.
Food
The feeding behaviour of this species has not been studied, but is assumed to be the same as the flame-throated barbet, which is a specialist in feeding in dead leaves. Lemon-throated barbets have been observed feeding from the canopy of the forest to within 5 m of the forest floor, but more commonly between 12 to 24m.References:
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