Thursday, November 29, 2018

Brown-headed Barbet Birds of Mount Abu October 2018.

Brown-headed Barbet

19 October 2018.

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica caniceps   - Adult

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica caniceps   - Adult

Appreciate the birds photographed over the years 



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Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica caniceps   - Adult

The Brown-headed Barbet is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded country which eats fruit and insects
The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, with a yellow eye patch. The rest of the plumage is green. More... 

Like all other Asian barbets, they are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees. When there is a few of them around and they begin their choir practice it's quite a ruckus. 



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