Yellow-fronted barbet
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The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of Template:Cvt.<ref name=iucn/>
Description
It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is Template:Cvt long and weighs Template:Cvt. It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.<ref name=HBW2014>Template:Cite book</ref>
In culture
The yellow-fronted barbet appears on a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>