Lineated Barbet

Description:

The Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks.

Habitat:

Spotted in Urban and Semi Urban habitats.

Notes:

With the onset if Spring, Barbets have become active. Often heard calling early in the morning, they can be spotted while trying to make nests on tree trunks of mainly Coconut and Palm trees.