Sunday, 4 November 2012

BARBET 2/12 - Red-throated Barbet

Red-throated  Barbet
 
Finally an encounter with a family of Red-throated Barbet in Bukit Lancang side of the world. There is about five of them. This subspecies is gregarious bird like the Brown and Red Crowned which they flock together. Other Barbets are more or less on their own until mating time.

The Red-throated is medium built coming in at 8 inches or 23cm. They say it is a common bird but I doubt that is true cos this is the first time I am sighting it in low land forest of Peninsula Malaysia. Many sighting up north though............









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