Mountain Barbet
Psilopogon monticola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyMegalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
- GenusPsilopogon (Typical Asian Barbets)
- SpeciesPsilopogon monticola (Mountain Barbet)
About the Mountain Barbet
The mountain barbet (Psilopogon monticola) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
They resemble female red-throated barbet - except, they have smaller bills and lack the red spot at the base of the rictal bristles ("whiskers") on each side of the upper bill. Mountain barbets primarily feed on fruits, but will also eat a wide range of insects, such as ants, cicadas, dragonflies, crickets, locusts, beetles, moths and mantids.
These birds nest in tree holes and hens usually lay 2 to 4 eggs, which are incubated for 13 to 15 days. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Black-eared Barbet
Psilopogon duvaucelii
Red-throated Barbet
Psilopogon mystacophanos
Gold-whiskered Barbet
Psilopogon chrysopogon
Yellow-crowned Barbet
Psilopogon henricii
Red-crowned Barbet
Psilopogon rafflesii
Bornean Barbet
Psilopogon eximius
Brown Barbet
Caloramphus fuliginosus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Buff-necked Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |