Crimson-fronted Barbet

The crimson-fronted barbet, also called the Sri Lanka barbet, is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka. It is 15 cm long with a short neck, large head and short tail. The plumage and wings are mainly green, with a blue band down the side of the head and neck and a black crescent behind the eye (Wikipedia, species account).

It forages for fruit and insects and nests in tree holes, laying 2 to 4 eggs. It was described from a red-crowned barbet illustrated by Peter Brown in 1776 and has no subspecies. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012, listed as Megalaima rubricapillus).