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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。
This brown-headed barbet (Megalaima Zeylanica) has been industriously drilling a hole in the tree opposite my balcony. Although shy, it gave me several opportunities to click pictures while its mate observed from nearby cover.
英名 Muller's Barbet
學名 Megalaima oorti
Family: Capitonidae
台灣山林裡一種色彩艷麗的留鳥,由喉部以下披覆著翠綠色的羽毛, 五色鳥全身計有五種顏色,身體為翠綠色,頭部則有紅、黃、藍、黑、綠等色彩形成良好的保護色,不易被發現.棲息低、中海拔闊葉林或次生林上層,常單獨行動,性不好動,飛行笨拙。
This is a juvenile male. This photograph was taken in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
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.
This species of barbet is found to overlap in range with several larger barbets in most of South Asia. In the Western Ghats, it partly overlaps with the Malabar Barbet which is of a very similar size but having 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.
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.
五色鳥
該是貝葉千卷裡的哪行經句？
該是幾個蒲團坐破？
萬萬燈下密咒聲
那花和尚
磬聲木魚
叩叩
問著
許是劫前那聲想你
讓繁花五色
綻開
簇簇
纍纍結實
而你紅喙情深
啣起愛的菓子輕輕
穿梭
林間梵唱清響
（2009年8月9日）
＊花和尚，五色鳥的別名。此鳥頭與喉部，長有黃、紅、藍、黑色羽毛，身體則為翠綠色，因此稱為五色鳥。而叫聲像是和尚敲打木魚的聲音，所以又稱花和尚。另外，在台灣，五色鳥也被稱為國母鳥。
＃本詩原貼於【詩國曲沝】
（http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/news/yallen33/ ）
The White-cheeked Barbet or Small Green Barbet (Megalaima Viridis) is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread Brown-headed Barbet (or Large Green Barbet) (Megalaima zeylanica) but 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.
Like many other barbets of Asia, these are green, sit still and perch upright making them difficult to spot. During the breeding season which begins at the start of summer their calls become loud and constant especially in the mornings. The call, a monotonous Kot-roo ... Kotroo... starting with an explosive trrr .
The head is brownish streaked with white, sometimes giving it a capped appearance. The bill is pale pinkish. The length is 165-185mm, head of 51-53mm and tail of 60-67mm. Size varies from the larger northern birds to the southern ones.
These birds are mostly frugivorous, but will take winged termites and other insects opportunistically. They feed on the fruits of various Ficus species. These barbets are arboreal and will rarely visit the ground. They obtain most of the water they need from their fruit diet. When water is available in a tree hole, they will sometimes drink and bathe.
My blog of Krung Ching water fall, Khao Luang N.P. is here: birdsthatfart.com/1/post/2013/04/khao-luang-np-krung-chin...
The Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
五色鳥
該是貝葉千卷裡的哪行經句？
該是幾個蒲團坐破？
萬萬燈下密咒聲
那花和尚
磬聲木魚
叩叩
問著
許是劫前那聲想你
讓繁花五色
綻開
簇簇
纍纍結實
而你紅喙情深
啣起愛的菓子輕輕
穿梭
林間梵唱清響
（2009年8月9日）
＊花和尚，五色鳥的別名。此鳥頭與喉部，長有黃、紅、藍、黑色羽毛，身體則為翠綠色，因此稱為五色鳥。而叫聲像是和尚敲打木魚的聲音，所以又稱花和尚。另外，在台灣，五色鳥也被稱為國母鳥。
＃本詩原貼於【詩國曲沝】
（http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/news/yallen33/ ）
The male had just presented his mate(right) with a berry after one session of mating.
A small price to pay for a moment of great pleasure.
@bt panjang, sg
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Coppersmith Barbet F-cking in broad daylight
All the while I was looking out for that ‘man thing’ to appear from behind the male bird but it was nowhere to be found. I was wondering how do they do it?
It goes like this…. The male does not possess a penis as most birds don’t
Instead both sexes possess a special organ known as a cloaca (part of the vent). When they get into position as seen above, their cloacas are pressed together and the sperm is transfer from the male to the female, in a fraction of a second !! This lightning fast action is called a cloacal kiss. The pair would repeat the process numerous times throughout the day for many days. I don’t think I’ll ever enjoy doing that, but for a bird it’s all about quantity and not quality
However the female will be awarded with a berry after each intense session.
When the male runs out of berries he would then quickly looks for more in preparation for the next round of excitement.
Most male birds do not have a penis with the exception of ducks and geese which possess a whopping penis length of 18 inches (that is even one inch longer than mine!!)
They need such scary length because ducks and geese do it over water. They can't simply rub cloacas as water will swallow their precious sperm.
The long length will ensure deep and fast delivery of its load inside the female reproductive organ. Ducklings guaranteed
Please bear in mind most animals do not make love for fun like we naughty humans do. They do it for the survival of their species and they are very serious about it. They are genetically programmed to carry out such task to ensure the continuation of its own kind and inadvertently providing fascination to humans, especially photographers like myself 😊
Taken at Kuala Selangor
學名: Megalaima haemacephala
英名: Coppersmith Barbet
鳴聲如打鐵聲，俗名: 銅匠鳥。
羽色鮮豔，與台灣五色鳥同科、同屬，體型較小，鑿樹洞為巢。
Gold-Whiskered Barbet, Taman Negara National Park, Pahang, Malaysia
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coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet or coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala)
Hyderabad, India
May, 2015