This small barbet occurs in southern Thailand. It uses rainforest, secondary forest, and forest edges, and may gather at fruiting trees.
Black ear coverts connect to the black moustachial stripe, with a bright red stripe below the eye. Juveniles have little or no red on the face.
It occurs in rainforest, secondary forest, and forest edges. It may gather at fruiting trees or perch and call from tall crowns.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.