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Blue-eared Barbet (megalaima australis) at the nesting hole, Kinabatangan River, Sukau, Sabah, Borneo, July 2011
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
Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata hodgsoni), Bang Phra, Chon Buri, Thailand
The Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks.
Source: Wikipedia
Blue-throated Barbet - an adult bird explores a hole in a dead tree as a possible nesting site
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 31st August 2013
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor 300mm f2.8 + 1.7x TC
Photo taken on Maharajah Jungle Trek in Asia section of Disney's Animal Kingdom
I realize some of these photos are poor quality, but they are the best I have of some animals that I may never get a chance to see again. Also, I did make a list of the birds I had seen (they had ID cards available and unfortunately I can't find it).
Megalaima virens: Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China. We stayed at a hotel in Baihualin owned by Mr. Ho. He is determined to create the ultimate birding spot. He has built dozens of hides at various levels down the side of a mountain. They all have water features and seeds are thrown out daily. Birds pour into these hides.
育雛 Brooding
五色鳥
Megalaima nuchalis
Taiwan Barbet
花和尚
台灣擬啄木
Taiwan, Rep. of China
© copyright by Ching-Wei Chang 張慶維 維哥
@Edward Youde Aviary (尤德觀鳥園)
This is the largest barbet at 32–33 cm length and 210 g weight. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail.
The adult has a blue head, large yellow bill, brown back and breast, green-streaked yellow belly and red vent. The rest of the plumage is green. Both sexes and immature birds are similar.
Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala)
@ pasir ris park
09-March-2008 09:30 AM
Kulagi, Dandeli, Karnataka, India
Digiscoped using Swarovski ATS-65-HD, 30X eyepiece, Nikon Coolpix 8400
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 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.
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.
Sc Name: Megalaima lineata
Sc Name: Megalaima lineata
Taken@ one most unexpected neighbourhood park !
Maybe the nest is too deep into the hole, had not seen the chicks out for 3 weeks
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens
ISO Speed 800
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 0.003 secs (1/320)
Focal Length : 200mm
@ 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 sometimes insects, especially winged termites.
The call is a loud rather metallic tuk…tuk…tuk (or tunk), reminiscent of a copper sheet being beaten, giving the bird its name. Repeated monotonously for long periods, starting with a subdued tuk and building up to an even volume and tempo, the latter varying from 108 to 121 per minute and can continue with as many as 204 notes. They are silent and do not call in winter.