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![BarbetBr-lizard [DaisyO'N] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetBr-lizard-DaisyON-1-q8df4y3338gotuxpofaszkkzaz7bj8jcqshizblze8.jpg "BarbetBr-lizard [DaisyO’N] 1")
“Rows of matured, evergreen trees stand erect on an open landed property. Canopy entwined, they block morning sunshine, leaving ground level dark, damp and a bit spooky. Together with two, […]
On the evening of 7th July 2018, GaoJian LiuJia witnessed a confrontation between a Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) and a Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) at Wallace Education Centre, Dairy Farm […]
![BarbetBr-OilPalm [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetBr-OilPalm-AmarSingh-q8dgon0u0upaq41fgzy180n6dup8lmmteg07mj18q8.jpg "BarbetBr-OilPalm [AmarSingh]")
“One of many that were feeding on oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis) was Brown Barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus tertius). “There has been a recent split for the Brown Barbet into two […]
![BarbetL [JWee]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetL-JWee-q8dfqvnik2hjqb2tlwlf61c6an3n4zlvrche3r3a7k.jpg "BarbetL [JWee]")
It was around 1600 hours in the evening of 12th August 2015. The sky was overcast and it was drizzling lightly. I was keeping watch on the bunch of ripening […]
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was at the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 19th July 2015 The habitat, a trail along primary jungle, alongside a stream. Giant Mahang […]
![BarbetGW II [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetGW-II-AmarSingh-1-q8dfvy07dxf6anpy13f1lrblje4um9pt4f1l7fkwog.jpg "BarbetGW II [AmarSingh] – 1")
An earlier post documented the nesting of the Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon laeta) nesting in a cavity found in the dead branch of a Durian Tree (Durio zibethinus) LINK. Dato’ […]
![BarbetGWh-nesting [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetGWh-nesting-AmarSingh-1-q8df7y6ix6knx0kp580wgbazmaej4fghhnid655pio.jpg "BarbetGWh-nesting [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon laeta) nesting. The nest was located at the fringe of primary forest in a Durian Tree (Durio zibethinus) (above). It was excavated 7-8 meters in the […]
“The law of nature has it that all living things eat to live and be productive… hopefully. Birds too eat to live by foraging and preparing themselves for reproduction – […]
“Remember the Chinese Master ‘Kung Fu’ movie series where his pupil-Grasshopper would listen intently to his instructions? “On one occasion, the Master noticed his pupil was kind of distracted over […]
The first part of this series can be found HERE and the second HERE. “What sets Brown Barbets (Calorhamphus fuliginosus) in the genera of Barbets (Megalaiminae) apart from their cousins […]
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