Appearance
This barbet is 20.5-23.5 cm in length. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The bill is dark, and the body plumage is green, but the subspecies have different head patterns. The adult northern nominate form has a red and yellow crown, black eyestripe, white lower face neck, and yellow throat. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile is duller with a weaker head pattern.
Naming
*"P. f. franklinii", the nominate race, occurs from India east to northern Laos and southwestern China,⤷ "P. f. ramsayi" is found in central and eastern Myanmar and northern and western Thailand. It has a grey lower throat and grey-streaked black ear coverts.
⤷ "P. f. trangensis" occurs in peninsular Thailand. It resembles the nominate form.
⤷ "P. f. minor" occurs in the mountains of Malaysia. It resembles the nominate form, but has some blue behind the ear coverts.
⤷ "P. f. auricularis" is found in the highlands of southern and central Cambodia, central Laos and Vietnam. It resembles the nominate form, but has some blue behind the ear coverts.
Distribution
The golden-throated barbet is a resident breeder in the hills from northeast India east to southwestern China, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is a species of broadleaf evergreen forest from 900–2565 m altitude. It nests in a tree hole.Behavior
The male’s territorial call is a very loud "pukwowk".References:
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