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White cheeked Barbet


White cheeked Barbet
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Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1112] (5412)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-11-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D90, Sigma 70-300 mm f/4.0-5.6 APO DG
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-06 9:27
Viewed: 154
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis, also known in India as the Small Green Barbet, is very similar to the Brown-headed Barbet (or Large Green Barbet Megalaima zeylanica), but this species is endemic to the forest areas of southern India and has distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye. They lack the orange eye-ring of the other species which is mainly found in drier habitats although the ranges of the two species partly overlap.

Like other barbets, they are green, sitting upright and still in a tree, making them difficult to spot. During the breeding season their calls are loud and unmistakeable. The call, a monotonous 'Kot-roo ... Kotroo...' is not easily differentiated from that of the Brown-headed Barbet. During hot afternoons, they also call with a single note 'wut' not unlike the call of Collared Scops Owl.

The head is brownish, giving a capped appearance and the head is streaked. The bill is pale pinkish. The length is 165-185mm, head of 51-53mm and tail of 60-67mm.

These birds are mostly frugivorous, but will take on termites and other insects opportunistically. They feed on the fruits of various Ficus species including Ficus benjamina and Ficus mysorensis, and other introduced fruit trees such as Muntingia calabura. While foraging they are quite aggressive and will attempt to chase other barbets, Koels and other frugivores

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Megalaimidae
Genus: Megalaima
Species: M. viridis
Binomial name
Megalaima viridis

Shot at Lalbagh last week.
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Arjun
Wonderful bird!
Great details and colors.
Mariana

Hi Arjun,
Nice shot of this bird, excellent document!
TFS. Have a nice weekend. Ferran.

Hello Arjun,
Excellent colours and sharpness. A very nice and interesting bird.
I like the composition.
Marius.

Hi Arjun,

A photo full of natural elements, light and color true to nature. Excellent visual work. I differ somewhat from the ratio height/width, but that is a matter of taste and does not affect the overall outcome of the photo.

Good work & TFS!

Jesús

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