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Red-throated Barbet - subadult female
Megalaima mystacophanos
ssp Megalaima mystacophanos mystacophanos
Phuket Island, South Thailand
28th. August 2007
Same bird (notice 3 little twigs, 2 below and 1 above) slightly different view
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Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) is a medium sized bird (28 cm), with thick yellowish bill and mostly dark brown head and breast with broad whitish streaks.
It has broad yellow orbital skin, whitish cheeks to throat, whitish streaks on upper mantle, and whitish dark streaks extending into the belly. The bird inhabits deciduous forest, scattered trees in open areas, coastal scrub, and plantations. Nest is usually excavated in a tree hole and two to four white eggs are laid.
Crimson-fronted Barbet "Megalaima rubricapilla" Seen amazingly from hotel balcony in Columbo Sri Lanka July 2009
Clicked from the rear balcony. I had come to investigate the racket being made by the Rufous Treepie when I found this fellow. Barbets are often seen foraging along with other bird species like the Treepie or Bulbuls or Sunbirds.
White-cheeked Barbets are arboreal birds that keep to fruiting trees. A strong flyer that eats mostly fruits, but is also found having nectar, or eating insects or small reptiles. Noisy birds especially in the summer. They have a rather big head in proportion to their body and use their powerful beak to tear into fruit.
3:43 pm
Exposure: 1/180s at f 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
ISO: 400
Focal length: 420mm EF 300 f4 + 1.4x Kenko TC
Hand held
Raw capture
PP in PS CS2 + Neat Image
3:40 pm
Exposure: 1/45s at f 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
ISO: 400
Focal length: 420mm EF 300 f4 + 1.4x Kenko TC
Hand held
Raw capture
PP in PS CS2 + Neat Image
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。
One of the Western-Ghats beauty, can be located across south asia. the bright crimson forehead and throat with green back and yellow color around the throat makes it remarkably noticeable. The name Copper-smith is due to their rhythmic calls sounding like hammer hitting metal.
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.
Species photographed 1,311.
Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon chrysopsis), Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Borneo
The Gold-whiskered Barbet is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra.
Source: Wikipedia
Sc name: Megalaima haemacephala
I have been following this nest for a few months and finally found that the baby is visible and almost fledging.
Always a joy to witness this magical moment of adult bird feeding the baby
Lineated Barbet
Location: Hathikhira Tea Estate, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 16th March 2014
Equipment: Nikon D800 with Nikkor 300mm f2.8 + 2x TC
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 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.
The blue-eared barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.
This small barbet is 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in) in length. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The bill is dark, and the body plumage is green, but the subspecies have different head patterns. The adult male of the form, M. d. cyanotis, which occurs from northeast India and Bangladesh to peninsular Thailand has a black forehead, blue midcrown, ear coverts and throat, red markings above and below the earcoverts, and orange cheeks. The female has a duller head pattern with a more orange tint to the patches above and below the ear coverts, and the juvenile has a green head with some blue on the ear coverts and throat.
The male’s territorial call is a repeated loud ko-tek. Other calls include a whistled pleow.
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@Kledang Saiong Forest Eco Park, Perak, Malaysia
育雛 Brooding
五色鳥
Megalaima nuchalis
Taiwan Barbet
花和尚
台灣擬啄木
Taiwan, Rep. of China
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The Brown-headed Barbet or Large Green Barbet[2] (Megalaima zeylanica) is an Asian barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.
The Brown-headed Barbet is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent, widespread in India and also seen in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded country which eats fruit and insects. Nonetheless, it is fairly tolerant of humans and is often seen in cities, in greenery. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. The bird is largely frugivorous on mangos, ripe jack, papaya, banana, figs and similar cultivated fruit trees. Its habitat includes urban and country gardens though it tends to eschew heavy forest. It nests in a suitable hole in a tree that it will often excavate out, not unlike a woodpecker. A pair will take it in turns to incubate the eggs and they often communicate with each other using their Kura, kura calls.
This is a relatively large barbet at 27 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail.
The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, with a yellow eye patch. The rest of the plumage is green. The bill is thick and red. Sexes are similar.
The White-cheeked Barbet largely replaces this species in the Western Ghats and hilly parts of southern peninsular India although both species may occur in many places. The calls of this species is similar but the white cheek patch is distinctive.
The call is a repetitive kutroo…kutroo…kutroo. Others take up the call when one starts. Somewhat silent in the winter.