Barbets
Order: Piciformes. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Burma.
- Great Barbet Megalaima virens
- Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
- Green-eared Barbet Megalaima faiostricta
- Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii
- Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos
- Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
- Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
- Moustached Barbet Megalaima incognita
- Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
- Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
- Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Burma