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CopperSmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

Description:

The coppersmiths are a very common bird specie that are popularly referred to as mysterious ghosts since they are heard more often than they are seen,”The Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith, is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer

Notes:

This is the official bird of Mumbai

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HemaShah
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HemaShah

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 22, 2013

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