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Coppersmith Barbet

YC Wee
on 18th May 2019

“I have been hearing new calls of the Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indicus) in the neighbourhood and recognised that they were juvenile. I have been observing a nesting pair that […]

YC Wee
on 4th December 2018

Leaf bathing is usually done on a leaf large enough for the bird to roll over in order for the feathers to absorb the water droplets on the leaf surface […]

YC Wee
on 21st November 2018

The video clip by Lakshmi Ravishankar of a Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) flying sideways on a windy day begs the question on how it does it? Or was the bird […]

YC Wee
on 14th March 2018

“We had an unusual experience yesterday. One of our neighbours brought over an injured Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica). We are generally not keen to take in injured birds because […]

YC Wee
on 16th March 2017

A Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) was busy chiseling a nesting hole in a tree trunk when a pair of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) flew in and chased it away. The […]

YC Wee
on 2nd March 2017

Zhang Licong’s video below documents an interesting aspect of courtship feeding by a pair of Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala)… “It is interesting to note the male held fruits in his […]

YC Wee
on 24th January 2013

Through the courtesy of Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS we were made aware of Simon van der Meulen‘s image of a pair of Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala) with bills interlocked, one […]

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