White-cheeked Barbet or Small Green Barbet

Description:

Is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread Brown-headed Barbet (or Large Green Barbet) (Megalaima zeylanica) but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye .The Brown-headed Barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests .

Habitat:

These birds are primary cavity nesters.These barbets are arboreal and will rarely visit the ground. They obtain most of the water they need from their fruit diet. Their fruit eating makes them a minor nuisance in fruit orchards .