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COPPERSMITH BARBET

Megalaima haemacephala

Photo by AkashSatpathy
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Field Notes

Description:

It's a small bird..and it makes a sound which is like hitting a half filled pot n it resounds and has a 3d effect...it chirps continuosly in short beeps... beautiful to see n hear :)
I like the 2nd photo..

Habitat:

it's quite a green place here...

Notes:

i found it pecking the tree, perhaps in search of insects..

Species ID Suggestions

Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (7)
AkashSatpathy
Thanks NuwanChathuranga 4 the id...Sachin Zaveri,SFshep, Ashish Nimkar..... and SanjaySaklani 4 the info..and Argybee 4 the nice way 2 swap pics :)
Mark Ridgway
Nice looking birds Akash. Well done. I like the second shot most. Do you know you can move them when editing? Just click and push it. Thanks for an ID Nuwan.
SanjaySaklani
Megalaima haemacephala (Statius Muller, 1776) Vernacular Name : Hindi: Kaathphora, Tambayat, Basanta lisora, Chhota basant, Punjab: Chhota basanta, Bihar: Phouk basanth, Bengal: Chhota basanta bauri, Bhagirath, Assam: Basanta sorai, Hetuluka, Gujarat: Tuktukiyo, Kansaro, Maharashtra: Juktuk, Sonar, Tambat, Pukpuk, Tam
AkashSatpathy
Please have a look at it..I m sure u ll like the way it luks :)

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PublishedJanuary 20, 2012

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