Brown-headed Barbet

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Brown-headed Barbet | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Piciformes | familia = Capitonidae | genus = Megalaima | species = M. zeylanica | binomial = Megalaima zeylanica | binomial_authority = Gmelin, 1788 }}

The Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) is a barbet. Barbets are near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

The Brown-headed Barbet is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded country which eats fruit and insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs.

This is a relatively large barbet at 27 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail.

The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, with a yellow eye patch. The rest of the plumage is green. The bill is thick and red. Sexes are similar.

The call is a repetitive cutroo…cutroo…cutroo.

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