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Sigiriya, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
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五色鳥(Megalaima oorti), Photo was taken in Neiwan, a famous tour spot in Hsinchu county, Taiwan.In the photo of similar bird taken at last time, I need to use post-processing software to improve the colors saturation of bird. I was so happy to shot this photo with nature background, although it did not really focus well.
Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) captured at G 9 Home, Islamabad, Pakistan with Canon EOS 70D
A lifer. Its colors seemed less vibrant to my eyes. Maybe it was the light or people are boosting saturation in post. I'd have to see another one to compare. On another note, seems Collar (2006) split M. oorti (Müller's Barbet) into three species, creating a new Taiwan endemic.
Sinhala Name: Polos Kottoruwa
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Brown Headed Barbet (Megalaima Zeylanica)
The Brown Headed Barbet, also called Large Green Barbet, is a resident bird in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is mostly seen either solitary or in pair but large groups are very uncommon. It gets mixed so well with tree leaves that it is very difficult to spot this bird. Fruits make up most of their food and hence they can be found easily in and around fruit laden trees. They are accustomed to humans and hence can easily be found in greenery of cities as well. They avoid dense and heavy forests and rarely descend to ground.
Higher classification: Megalaima
(Bada Basanta in Hindi)
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 sometimes insects, especially winged termites.
五色鳥（學名：Megalaima oorti）因其羽毛有五種顏色而得名。該鳥在中國大陸稱為「黑眉擬啄木鳥」。
身常約20～23公分，喙基上黑色嘴鬚發達，身體多為翠綠色，頭部大部份為藍色，額頭和喉部有黃色分佈，眼先和前頸有小部份紅色，眼部至耳羽上方則為黑色，粗厚嘴部為黑色，腳鉛灰色。叫聲單調而大聲，類似敲木魚「郭、郭郭郭郭……」[1]，因而又被稱作「花和尚」。在繁殖時會啄樹洞築巢。
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 sometimes insects, especially winged termites.
Conservation status : least concern as per IUCN 3.1
This beautiful bird is endemic to Taiwan and oten reffered to as a Five-Coloured Bird. Barbets belong to the Ramphastidae family and are close relatives to the Toucans.
Coppersmith Barbet - Megalaima haemacephala- Красноголовый бородастик
Thailand, Phang Nga, Thai Mueang, 12/02/2013
You can see quite a few of these birds in Mulund. They're called tambhat in Marathi.
Canon 300D
75-300 USM III
Manual Focus
1/250 sec @ f/5
The Coppersmith Barbet or Crimson-breasted Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and neck. It is a resident near passerine bird from South Asia, with occasional presence in Southeast Asia. The name barbet refers to the bristles or barbs fringing its heavy bill. It may sometimes be referred to simply as Coppersmith.
This barbet fell off its hole in the tree opposite our home and was dragged into the house by our cat. Successfully rescued, and released into the wild with only bruises to show for a near fatal encounter. My wife, Ann held the bird before release.
A very satisfying story and a short thrilling experience of actually holding a live blue-throated barbet in our hands and feeling the strength in its beak - we got sharp nips on our finger getting it away from our cat.
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 27th September 2009
學名：Megalaima oorti
英名: Muller's Barbet (Black-browed Barbet)
Family: Capitonidae (鬚鴷科), Length: 20~23 cm.
俗稱花和尚。身上大致為豔綠色.而頭部與部紅.黃.藍.黑等顏色.棲息於闊葉林中，形成良好的保護色，不易被發現。喜歡鳴唱而其叫聲有如何上敲擊木魚的咯咯聲,故名之。
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。分布於海拔2500公尺以下之闊葉林、雜木林或次生林中上層，為台灣普遍之特有亞種留鳥。
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. It is sometimes treated as a separate species, the Indochinese 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.