• Synonyms Green Barbet, Brown headed Barbet, Oriental Green Barbet, Large Green Barbet
  • Old latin name for bird Bucco zeylanicus, Magalaima zeylanica, Megalaima zeylanica

Brown-headed Barbetbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Barry Edmonston
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    India
  • 3.
    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    India
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 5.
    Call, © Yogesh Patel
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Barry Edmonston
    India
  • 7.
    , © Swami Bogim
    India
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Shashikant S Naik
    India
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Brown-headed Barbet

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion India and Sri Lanka

Brown-headed Barbet subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Psilopogon zeylanicus canicepsNepal to c India-No
Psilopogon zeylanicus inornatusw India-No
Psilopogon zeylanicus zeylanicuss India and Sri Lanka-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিময়চযভাথা ফ঳েমফৌচয
Catalanbarbut verd de l'Índia
Chinese绿拟啄木鸟, (斑头)绿拟啄木鸟, 斑头绿拟啄木, 绿拟鴷, 褐头绿拟啄木鸟, 棕头绿拟啄木鸟, 斑头绿拟啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)斑頭綠擬啄木
Croatianindijski barbet
CzechVousák hnedohlavý, vousák hnědohlavý, barbet hnědohlavý
DanishBrunhovedet Skægfugl
DutchBruinkopbaardvogel
EsperantoBrunkapa barbulo
Estonianprill-habelind
Finnishrusohuppuseppä
FrenchBarbu à tête brune
GermanBraunkopf-Bartvogel
ItalianBarbetto testabruna, Barbuto verde orientale
Japaneseミドリオオゴシキドリ
Lithuanianšrilankinė megalaima
Malayalamസിലോണ്‍  കുട്ടുറുവന്‍, ചെങ്കണ്ണൻ കുട്ടുറുവൻ
Marathiमोठा कुटूरगा
Nepaliकुमछिर्के कुथुर्के
Norwegianbrunhodeskjeggfugl
Norwegian NynorskBrunhovudskjeggfugl
Polishpstrogłów nakrapiany, pstroglów nakrapiany
Portuguesebarbudo-de-cabeça-castanha, barbichas-de-cabeça-castanha
RussianБуроголовый бородастик, Цейлонский бородастик
Slovakbarbet cervenozobý, barbet červenozobý
SpanishBarbudo Verde Oriental, Barbudo cabecipardo
Swedishbrunhuvad barbett
TamilKattu Pachai Kukkuruvaan
TurkishKahverengi Başlı Barbet
Ukrainianбородастик цейлонський