LOCAL NAMES

• Local Name : mukalang kottoruwa, මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා, රන් මුහුණත් කොට්ටෝරුවා, රන් නළල් කොට්ටෝරුවා
• Czech barbet žlutočelý
• Dutch Ceylonese Baardvogel
• English Yellow-fronted Barbet
• English (United States) Yellow-fronted Barbet
• French Barbu à front d’or
• French (French Guiana) Barbu à front d’or
• German Goldstirn-Bartvogel
• Japanese キビタイゴシキドリ
• Norwegian gulpanneskjeggfugl
• Polish pstrogłów żółtoczelny
• Russian Желтолобый бородастик
• Slovak barbet žltočelý
• Spanish Barbudo Frentigualdo
• Spanish (Spain) Barbudo frentigualdo
• Swedish gulpannad barbett
• Turkish Sarı Alınlı Barbet
• Ukrainian Бородастик жовтолобий

DESCRIPTION

The yellow-fronted barbet is an Asian barbet. Like all barbet body is green. an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens It is a green barbet with a blue face and throat, yellow forecrown and moustache, and dappled underparts. Called “Ran Nalal Kottoruwa” or “Ran Muhunath Kottoruwa” or “Mookalan Kottoruwa”. It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs. Yellow-fronted barbet had the honor of appearing in the 5 Rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp.