| Common Name | (in English) Taiwan Barbet |
| (in Chinese) 五色鳥 | |
| Scientific Name | (in Latin) Megalaima nuchalis |
| Peculiar characteristics / external features: | It is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The plumage is mostly green. The lore has a red spot. The ear-coverts and lower malar are blue. The throat is mustard yellow. The forehead is yellow. There is a black stripe above the eye. The beak is black and thick. The breast has a blue band and a red band. The belly is yellowish-green. The feet are greyish. The sexes are alike. |
| Distributions: | The Taiwan barbet is a species of bird endemic to the island of Taiwan. |
| Habits: | |
| l Dietary | It feeds on fruits and insects. The breeding season is from March to August. |
| l Reproductive (Solitary/Social/Territorial, Courtship Behavior, Taking care of youngs, etc) | Breeding pairs produced a mean of 1.8 broods per season and had a mean clutch size of 3.0 eggs. The mean incubation period was 13.8 days, and both parents shared incubation. The mean nestling period was ∼27.5 days, considerably shorter than that of other Asian barbets. |
| l Whatever appropriate | It is commonly found in forests at elevations of up to 2,800 m. It nests in tree cavities. It may use an existing cavity or excavate one. |
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References:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2011/apr/30/4
https://www.hbw.com/species/taiwan-barbet-psilopogon-nuchalis
http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Megalaima-nuchalis
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1676/10-004.1?journalCode=wils
