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Golden whiskered Barbet

The golden-whiskered barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon), a near passerine bird from Southeast Asia, is a species of Asian Barbet. Like those species referred to by the common name "toucan", the golden-whiskered barbet is in the Ramphastidae family.

Golden-whiskered barbets are frugivores that gorge themselves on berries, figs, and any edible fruits they can find.

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Uploaded on January 16, 2016
Taken on January 13, 2016