“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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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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