Monday, October 17, 2016

COPPERSMITH BARBET

Photographed in Senur, Bali October 2016
(827)              COPPERSMITH BARBET            Megalaima haemacephala

INDONESIA (Bali)         (36)        

Found on forest edges and open woodlands, never in closed forest; occurs from coastal mangroves to lower montane villages and gardens. 15 cms. Ranges: Oriental Region: widespread and generally common on Sumatra, Java and Bali.

Note: The subspecies Rosea is found on Bali.