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Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) indulging in courtship feeding.
The male flew in with what looks like a couple of figs in his bill to join the female on a perch. Initially she moved away but he kept on approaching with wings flapping, offering the figs. The female then turned towards the male and took the first fig from his bill, turned her head away and swallowed it. He offered her the second fig, held further down the bill. She had trouble retrieving it but finally succeeded. The male next regurgitated some crushed fig and offered it to her before flying off. Satisfied with the feeding, she cleaned her bill against the perch and then preened her breast.
Flapping his wings as he moved on the branch towards her, he then flew behind her. And for the next few seconds he was trying hard to make cloacal contact as he precariously mounted her. All this time he was vigorously flapping his wings to remain in balance. Did he succeed? He must have as he then rewarded her with regurgitated figs.
The Brown Headed Barbet is a common bird found through out India. The bird lives in wooded areas and feeds on fruits and insects. It lives in tree holes and lays 2 to 4 eggs. The adult bird has a streaked brown head and a brown chest. It has a yellow/red eye patch and a thick red beak. Both the sexes are similar in looks
Kingdom :Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Piciformes
Family : Megalaimidae
Genus : Megalaima
Species : M. zeylanica
Binomial name
Megalaima zeylanica
The Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) is a bird belonging to the Asian barbet family, Megalaimidae.
It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye. The bill is black and the feet are grey-green. The Chinese name for the bird, "five-colored bird" (五色鳥) refers to the five colors seen on its plumage. Because of its colorful plumage and that its call resembles that of a percussion instrument known as a wooden fish, the species is also referred to as the "spotted monk of the forest" in Taiwan.
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The nesting mate keeping a watchful eye out for intruders and threats. The Barbets' camouflage is amazing, despite so many colours, it was nearly impossible to spot at the top of the tree. The only way to track it was the distinctive call. Taiwan Barbet (Megalaima nuchalis; formerly; Megalaima oorti nuchalis)
Blue-throated Barbet (Red-crowned), Psilopogon asiaticus asiaticus, 23 cm / 9 in. Resident bird found in evergreen and deciduous trees, especially fig: open forest, groves, and gardens. Top 10 birds of the trip. Especially earned because the farmer in whose pasture we camped had a sick goat that screamed throughout the first night. Fortunately, the poor creature was hauled off for treatment early in the morning...
Hiking along the road at Tingtibi Camp, Bhutan.
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Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
The Coppersmith Barbet or 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.
Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest.
They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.
Habitat and distribution
It is a resident found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Throughout their wide range they are found in gardens, groves and sparse woodland. Habitats with trees having dead wood suitable for excavation is said to be important. Birds nest and roost in cavities.
In the Palni Hills of southern India it is said to occur below 4000 feet. In the Himalayas it is found mainly in the valleys of the outer Himalayas up to 3000 feet. They are rare in the dry desert zones and the very wet forests.
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The Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) is a bird belonging to the Asian barbet family, Megalaimidae.
It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye. The bill is black and the feet are grey-green. The Chinese name for the bird, "five-colored bird" (五色鳥) refers to the five colors seen on its plumage. Because of its colorful plumage and that its call resembles that of a percussion instrument known as a wooden fish, the species is also referred to as the "spotted monk of the forest" in Taiwan.
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Psilopogon viridis,
Megalaima viridis
Kottachedu Kari Raman Temple, Yercaud, Salem District, Tamilnadu
Psilopogon nuchalis (Gould, [1863])
Etymology：
鴷形目 Order Piciformes
鬚鴷科 Family Megalaimidae
擬啄木屬 Genus Psilopogon
It 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...
combination of 6 photos to produce a sequence of a Coppersmith parent flying back to its nest to feed the chicks with a mouth-full of berries
Both parents took part in the feeding.
@bedok, SG watch the video : www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/14389957962/in/photost...
The Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) is a bird belonging to the Asian barbet family, Megalaimidae.
It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye. The bill is black and the feet are grey-green.
It has a scattered distribution in south-eastern Asia. The subspecies M. o. oorti occurs in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. M. o. annamensis is found in eastern Cambodia, southern Laos and south-central Vietnam; it is sometimes treated as a separate species, the Indochinese Barbet. Three further subspecies of Black-browed Barbet are now commonly treated as two separate species: the Chinese Barbet (M. faber) of southern China (M. f. sini in Guangxi and M. f. faber in Hainan) and the Taiwan Barbet (M. nuchalis) of Taiwan.
Taiwan Barbet
It inhabits tropical and subtropical forests. It forages in the upper and middle levels of the canopy. It excavates a nest hole in a tree but little else is known about its breeding habits.
The Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) is a bird belonging to the Asian barbet family, Megalaimidae.
It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye. The bill is black and the feet are grey-green. The Chinese name for the bird, "five-colored bird" (五色鳥) refers to the five colors seen on its plumage. Because of its colorful plumage and that its call resembles that of a percussion instrument known as a wooden fish, the species is also referred to as the "spotted monk of the forest" in Taiwan.
Brown headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) nominate subspecies M.z. zeylanica is a resident of Sri Lanka. They are found from lowlands to hills. Belongs to Capitonidae family.
A 'Hole in One' . . sorry . . I meant 'One in a Hole : )
* Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica ) peeking from it's nest *