Species profile
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are India and Sri Lanka.
- Scientific name
- Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Family
- Megalaimidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Psilopogon
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Brown-headed Barbet in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Megalaimidae
- Annam Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis)
- Black-banded Barbet (Psilopogon javensis)
- Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti)
- Black-eared Barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
- Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
- Bornean Barbet (Psilopogon eximius)
- Bornean Brown Barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus)
- Brown-throated Barbet (Psilopogon corvinus)