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The yellow-fronted barbet (''Megalaima flavifrons'') is an Asian barbet which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Yellow-fronted barbet is an arboreal species of forests and other woodland, including large gardens, which eats mainly small fruit and only rarely insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-3 eggs. This is a medium-sized barbet at 21 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult yellow-fronted barbet has a mainly green body and wing plumage, with a scaly appearance to the breast. It has a blue face and throat, and a yellow crown and moustachial stripes. The call is a rolling ''kow-kow-kow-kow''. ==In culture== In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as ''mukalang kottoruwa'' - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා in Sinhala language.〔http://www.bnhsenvis.nic.in/pdf/vol%203%20(1).pdf〕 Yellow-fronted barbet appears in a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,〔http://www.birdtheme.org/country/srilanka.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yellow-fronted barbet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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