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Barbet, Coppersmith

The coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet or coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.

 

Photographed in the wild in Keoladeo Ghana National Park in India.

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Uploaded on December 28, 2014
Taken on March 20, 2014