Bird

Coppersmith barbet

Psilopogon haemacephalus

हिन्दी: ठठेरा बसंता

IUCN: Least Concern

Green coppersmith barbet with a red forehead and yellow face

Scientific name: Psilopogon haemacephalus
Hindi name: ठठेरा बसंता
Family: Megalaimidae, order Piciformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 17 cm

The bird that sounds like a coppersmith at work.

Spot it Chunky and green with a red forehead and breast spot, yellow face and streaked belly.
Home Trees in gardens, avenues and woodland.
Food web Eats the fruit of banyan, peepal, gular and other figs.
Why it matters Spreads fig seeds, and figs feed more wildlife than almost any other tree.

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