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Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

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11 Comments

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 11 years ago

CB generally don't have a long tail, sometimes they use it as support when clinging on barks just as what woodpeckers do. this one is tending a nest nearby this branch

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

sheka,as far as I know juveniles lack the red throat patch.

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 11 years ago

It had a short tail, is it a juvenile?

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 11 years ago

yes shekainah, other than calling it as "Pok pok", i readily call it "the clown" as nick

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 11 years ago

Very beautiful colors looks like a painting.

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 11 years ago

Thanks for appreciating its beauty Oneng Dyah

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 11 years ago

This bird is over painted that it looks like a colorful clown.

But another thing that's incredible with this avian is it's call. It doesn't sound like a bird, instead, a rhythmic 3D "pok...pok...pok", one "pok" every second. This may sound hilarious, but i hope i could record a sound or video clip for this

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Pretty bird..great pic.

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 11 years ago

Thanks a lot Glen & Luis, this one really amaze me.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Beautiful bird Kdon Galay!

Glen Marks
Glen Marks 11 years ago

Nice!

KdonGalay
Spotted by
KdonGalay

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 24, 2013
Submitted on Mar 9, 2013

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