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KOTRRRR-KOTTTURRRRRRRRRRRRRR-KOTTTTUUUURRRRRRRRRRRR -- Mating Calls of Barbet

White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis)

 

 

The White-cheeked Barbet is a species of barbet found in southern India. This species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is endemic to the forest areas of the Western Ghats and adjoining hills.Like all other Asian barbets they are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.

 

You must have heard in the cities too , this continuous calls , but very difficult to spot them. The fig is their first love and this is the season, which keeps them busy and happy. As long as you hear them, re-assuring sounds of a healthy tree nearby.

 

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1250)

Aperture f/5.6

Focal Length 340 mm

ISO Speed 450

Exposure Bias 0 EV

Flash No Flash

Exposure Program Manual

 

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Uploaded on March 8, 2011
Taken on March 5, 2011