Category: Barbets
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Coppersmith Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) Size(15-18cm): It is the smallest Barbet of India and also maybe the whole world. Area: All India till about 2500m in Himalayas. Habitat: Well-wooded forests and gardens. My two words: It is a small Barbet with crimson-red on forehead, breast, and legs. It has yellow around the eye and also a yellow throat patch. There […]
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Great Barbet
Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) (Great Barbet at Sarahan) Size(32-35cm): It is the largest of all Barbets. Area: Himalayas except Northern Jammu and Kashmir. Habitat: They can be found anywhere in the Himalayan region. My two words: It is a plumpy Barbet with a large yellow bill. It has a glossy bluish-black head. The belly is green and yellow while […]
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Blue Throated Barbet
Blue Throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) (Blue Throated Barbet near Palampur) Size(22-23cm): It is a medium-sized Barbet, a bit smaller than the Brown-Headed Barbet. Area: Only Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan. Habitat: They can be found simply anywhere in the Himalayas. My two words: I cannot call this bird a ‘common sighting’ but at the […]
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Brown-Headed Barbet
Brown-Headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanicus) Size(25-28cm): It is a medium sized Barbet and is the most common one in India. Area: Almost all India except the Himalayas and is replaced by the White-Cheeked Barbet in the Western Ghats. Habitat: Gardens, parks, forests and anywhere there are trees. (Brown Headed Barbet on an Indian Gooseberry tree at my residence […]
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Barbets (Megalaimidae)
Barbets are small to medium-sized, pleasantly fat birds. They have a large head and bill. In comparison with other birds, barbets have a bulky bill. They feed mostly on figs and fruits but can also take to small insects – beetles, locusts, centipedes and even small lizards. The Great Barbet is the largest of the […]
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