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Brown-headed barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) is a species in the family Megalaimidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 119 g to 121.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-headed barbet

Weight
119 g – 121.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-headed barbet live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-headed barbet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) is an Asian barbet species native to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-headed barbet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-headed_barbet&oldid=1357351876), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the brown-headed barbet sound like?

शरद दत्त आपटे · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the brown-headed barbet endangered?

The brown-headed barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the brown-headed barbet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyMegalaimidae
  6. genusPsilopogon
  7. SpeciesPsilopogon zeylanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Bucco zeylanicus, Magalaima zeylanica, Megalaima zeylanica, Thereiceryx zeylanicus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • barbut verd de l'ÍndiaCatalan
  • barbet hnědohlavýCzech
  • vousák hnědohlavýCzech
  • Brunhovedet SkægfuglDanish
  • BraunkopfbartvogelGerman
  • Braunkopf-BartvogelGerman
  • brunkapa barbuloEsperanto
  • Barbudo cabecipardoSpanish
  • prill-habelindEstonian
  • rusohuppuseppäFinnish
  • Barbu à tête bruneFrench
  • લીલો કંસારોGujarati
  • indijski barbetCroatian
  • Barbetto testabrunaItalian
  • Barbuto verde orientaleItalian
  • ミドリオオゴシキドリJapanese
  • ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕುಟ್ರKannada
  • šrilankinė megalaimaLithuanian
  • ചെങ്കണ്ണൻ കുട്ടുറുവൻMalayalam
  • तपकिरी डोक्याच्या तांबटMarathi
  • BruinkopbaardvogelDutch
  • brunhodeskjeggfuglNorwegian
  • pstrogłów nakrapianyPolish
  • barbudo-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • barbichas-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • Цейлонский бородастикRussian
  • Буроголовый бородастикRussian
  • barbet červenozobýSlovak
  • brunhuvad barbettSwedish
  • Kahverengi Başlı BarbetTurkish
  • бородастик цейлонськийUkrainian
  • 斑頭綠擬啄木Chinese
  • 斑头绿拟啄木鸟Chinese
  • 棕头绿拟啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown-headed barbet

Other species in the same genus Psilopogon.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-headed barbet?

An adult brown-headed barbet weighs 119 g – 121.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-headed barbet endangered?

The brown-headed barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the brown-headed barbet?

The brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) belongs to the family Megalaimidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-headed-barbet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_headed_barbet_2026,
  title = {Brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-headed-barbet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}