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Brown Headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) at Kandawala Lake Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. Nominate sub species M.z. zeylanica is a resident of Sri Lanka. An adult.
學名： Megalaima oorti nuchalis
分類： 啄木鳥目。
特徵： 身上共有綠、紅、黃、藍、黑等五種顏色，體長約二十三公分
生態習性
五色鳥的生殖活動自三月開始，到八月下旬結束，以六～七月為生殖高峰。據估計，自孵蛋、育養幼雛到幼鳥離巢至少需一個月的時間。牠們的生殖制度為一夫一妻制，而夫妻常會一起「合唱」：也就是兩隻鳥對應地前後搭唱。
五色鳥喜歡住在乾燥而通風的地方。牠們和啄木鳥一樣，會在枯木或枯枝上打洞築巢，因為枯木含水量較低，較不易滋生寄生蟲。
棲地分布
五色鳥分佈於亞洲、非洲、中南美洲、西印度等地，主要棲息在熱帶森林中。在台灣則棲息在中低海拔山區，於濃密的闊葉林或次生林的中上層。在墾丁的各處森林皆可發現牠的蹤跡。
Tamil Name : செம்மார்பு குக்குறுவான்
English Name : Coppersmith Barbet
Scientific Name : Megalaima Haemacephala
Place : Vaduvoor Lake, Tamilnadu
Date : 11-11-2018
@ Sinharaja, Sri Lanka
Name : Yellow-fronted Barbet
Binomial nomenclature: Megalaima flavifrons
Status: least concern, endemic
Medium sized Barbet (17cm) endemic to Sri Lanka. Fairly common in the wet-zone, except the high hills. Seen solitary or in pairs frequenting in tall trees of well-wooded areas.
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 South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.
This species of barbet is found to overlap in range with larger barbets in most of South Asia. In the Western Ghats, it also overlaps with the Malabar Barbet which has a very similar size and a more rapid call. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upperparts, it is fairly distinctive. Juveniles are duller and lack the red patches. The sexes are alike. The Sri Lankan form has more black on the face, more red on the breast and darker streaks on the underside.
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.
Blue throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica). Called NEELKANTHA BASANTABOUREE in Bengali.
Extremely colorful bird. Avoids man, so difficult to capture in camera. I somehow got a long shot, then cropped it, hence grainy character of the photo.
Psilopogon nuchalis (Gould, [1863])
Etymology：
鴷形目 Order Piciformes
鬚鴷科 Family Megalaimidae
擬啄木屬 Genus Psilopogon
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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 South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.
This species of barbet is found to overlap in range with larger barbets in most of South Asia. In the Western Ghats, it also overlaps with the Malabar Barbet which has a very similar size and a more rapid call. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upperparts, it is fairly distinctive. Juveniles are duller and lack the red patches. The sexes are alike. The Sri Lankan form has more black on the face, more red on the breast and darker streaks on the underside.
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.
Brown Headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica) at Kandawala Lake Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. Nominate sub species M.z. zeylanica is a resident of Sri Lanka. An adult.
Muller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti), Photo taken at an school in Hsinchu city, Taiwan. I have often been lured by its loud and low peak sound. But this was the first time I really saw it because it stood on a bare stem of tree.
五色鳥, 攝於新竹市建功國小, 經常聽到低沉"郭..郭郭"的聲音,第一次看到它綠色的羽毛
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2 chicks negotiating for more food....Mom was trying to figure out which one she had just fed
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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 South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.
This species of barbet is found to overlap in range with larger barbets in most of South Asia. In the Western Ghats, it also overlaps with the Malabar Barbet which has a very similar size and a more rapid call. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upperparts, it is fairly distinctive. Juveniles are duller and lack the red patches. The sexes are alike. The Sri Lankan form has more black on the face, more red on the breast and darker streaks on the underside.
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.
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 South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.
This species of barbet is found to overlap in range with larger barbets in most of South Asia. In the Western Ghats, it also overlaps with the Malabar Barbet which has a very similar size and a more rapid call. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upperparts, it is fairly distinctive. Juveniles are duller and lack the red patches. The sexes are alike. The Sri Lankan form has more black on the face, more red on the breast and darker streaks on the underside.
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.