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@butterfly gardens, Taiwan
though the bird was relatively near, I could not get a good view due to the height and harsh lighting.
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
@butterfly gardens, Taiwan
though the bird was relatively near, I could not get a good view due to the height and harsh lighting.
The Malabar barbet (Megalaima malabarica) is a small barbet found in the Western Ghats of India. It was formerly treated as a race of the crimson-fronted barbet. It overlaps in some places with the range of the coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
These birds are usually seen in pairs during the breeding season but are gregarious in the non-breeding season. In flight, their straight and rapid flight can resemble that of lorikeets. The breeding season is mainly February–March prior to the rains. The nest hole is excavated on the underside of thin branches. It takes about 18 days to excavate the nest. These nest holes are often destroyed by larger barbets that may attempt to enlarge the hole.
A nest is made each year. Multiple holes may be made and any extra hole may be used for roosting. Two eggs are laid in a clutch. They are incubated for 14 to 15 days. Eggs may be preyed upon by palm squirrels (Funambulus sp.) and they are usually chased away by the adult birds. Unhatched eggs are removed by the parents. For the first week the chicks are fed insects after which they are fed fruits. The chicks fledge in about 35 days.
Sc Name : Megalaima nuchalis
Taken @ Taipei Botanical Garden
This is a variant of the Black-browed Barbet that is endemic to the island of Taiwan.
Seen quite a few of these in the garden, but to catch them in a good light is not quite easy. This is called the five-color bird in local language
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
tree hole excavated in a dead or decaying softwood branch usually on average about 40cm deep ending in a slightly widened chamber. Lays 2-4 eggs, normally 3, white longish ovals, non-glossy, laid on bare wood. Average egg size: 25 mm × 17 mm.
Megalaima zeylanica caniceps
This picture is part of a project to document birds in forest surrounding a village in Uttarakhand.
This guy appears to be a resident. I've now seen him in the same location between the palace and the art school, on Street 184. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
五色鳥（學名：Megalaima oorti）因其羽毛有五種顏色而得名。
wild birds in Taipei Botanical Garden 去台北植物園拍鳥。
Taipei, Taiwan.
2012/12/25
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Black-browed Barbet or Five-colored Bird (Megalaima oorti) at Yangmingshan, Taiwan. Photographed on 24 February 2009.
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。
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens
ISO Speed 800
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 0.004 secs (1/250)
Focal Length : 200mm
Red-throated Barbet - Megalaima mystacophanos mystacophanos - Пестроголовый бородастик
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Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia, 03/11/2014