“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
![BarbetC-injured [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetC-injured-AmarSingh-q8dgdill5fh5c872f6uyptotbpivikh5ve3d6niycw.jpg "BarbetC-injured [AmarSingh]")
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
![BarbetCpp [Simon-van-der-Meulen]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetCpp-Simon-van-der-Meulen-q8dfcewxduop2c382ni3soqt76eaoo6l3r2e8gjdyo.jpg "BarbetCpp [Simon-van-der-Meulen]")
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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