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Red-crowned Barbet

YC Wee
on 14th August 2018

“Whenever I ask around for the location for the Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii), almost all the replies referred me to the coffee tree (Canthium glabrum: Kopi Utan, Green Coffee) LINK. […]

YC Wee
on 15th July 2018

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 […]

YC Wee
on 8th August 2016

Barbets eat mainly fruits. They also take insects when the opportunity presents itself, like in a termite hatch. Animal foods are fed to the young immediately after the egg is […]

YC Wee
on 7th August 2016

The Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) was actively digging a nesting hole in a dead tree trunk at Lower Peirce Reservoir in July 2016 when Kumchun Chan documented it on video […]

YC Wee
on 30th July 2016

“On 1st June 2016, I went to Upper Seletar reservoir, Track 7 to observe Red-crowned Barbets (Megalaima rafflesii) feeding on the solitary Canthium glabrum or Green Coffee tree which was […]

YC Wee
on 13th December 2015

Birds are not often seen drinking water. This is because they get their water from the food they take. But how many of us take any notice of them when […]

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