Asian Barbets
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
The coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet or coppersmith (Psilopogon haemacephalus), 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. It is a resident found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest.
- Family
- Asian Barbets
- Order
- Piciformes
- Weight
- 44 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Fruit and nectar
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 16
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