Scintific Name : Megalaima haemacephala
Local Names : Kempede Gutra,Thamrakaara hakki
Habitat : Trunks or brancdhes of trees, commonly on Baniyan tree.
Feeding : Small fruits, winged insects.
Breedidng : It lays 3 white coloured eggs.
Size : Sparrow +
Nesting : January – June.
It drills a hole in the trunks or branches where it nests.
Feathers : A heavy billed grass-green barbet.
Egg Colour : white coloured eggs.
Call : A familiar, loud, ‘tik-tik’ or ‘tuk-tuk’.
Clutches : 3 – 4
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
CRIMSON BREASTED BARBET(COPPERSMITH)
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