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YC Wee
on 30th July 2010

The 15 year old, 8 m high albizia tree (Paraserianthes falcataria) on the grounds of Sun Chong Hong’s condo has been the nesting site for many generations of Coppersmith Barbet […]

YC Wee
on 27th May 2010

“It is rare to encounter the exact fledging moment of a nesting chick. To witness one emits a joy similar to that of watching your baby walking her first step. […]

YC Wee
on 30th March 2010

On 27th February 2010, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS documented a Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata hodgsoni) at his neighbourhood in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia feeding on the fruits of a Fishtail Palm […]

YC Wee
on 24th December 2009

“A Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) was excavating a nesting cavity in a rotting branch of a payung Sumatra of sandbox tree (Hura crepitans) that grows outside one of my neighbour’s […]

YC Wee
on 17th December 2009

Mike Tan a.k.a. woof encountered a Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) excavating a roosting-nesting cavity in November-December 2009 (above left). The small cavity in the tree trunk was significantly enlarged within […]

YC Wee
on 13th October 2009

We are always interested in how birds handle figs, not just which species eat figs. Here, we have two images of the Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala), taking figs from the […]

YC Wee
on 12th October 2009

“The following is a short description of a close encounter with juvenile Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala) one late afternoon. “A juvenile barbet bird was first observed to be picking fruits […]

YC Wee
on 22nd September 2009

This is another feeding observation by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS but this time by the Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) feeding on black morinda, also known as mengkudu daun kecil (Morinda […]

YC Wee
on 20th July 2009

There are a few barbet species that are insectivorous but many are frugivorous. Among the tropical Asian barbets, the degree of insectivory vary but most need to catch insects to […]

YC Wee
on 24th June 2009

Johnny Wee was at Singapore’s Jurong Lake Garden in June 2009 and photographed a Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) bringing fruits to its nest. After feeding the chick, it entered the […]

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