The crested barbet is a remarkable bird, renowned for its striking appearance and vibrant colours. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, this avian marvel is a member of the Lybiidae family (African ...

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A colourful, fruit-eating bird with a black mask, pale belly and scarlet breast has been discovered and named following an expedition to the remote Peruvian Andes. The Sira Barbet, or Capito ...

You might have heard it’s characteristic call — tuk, tuk, tuk… but rarely noticed the tiny coppersmith barbet that became the first official Bird of Mumbai on Sunday. Reetika Subramanian ...

the Sira Barbet is readily distinguished by differences in color on the bird's flanks, lower back and thighs, and a wider, darker scarlet breast band. By comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences of ...

bird-singing contests can put pressure on wild bird populations. For example, the White-rumped Shama, Brown-headed Barbet, and the Orange-headed Thrush are among the top five most popular species ...

Found throughout India and Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos, the blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) belongs to a large group of birds that look like a cross between a ...

The barbet is quite the common bird of Bengaluru canopy if you are the sort of person who stops to listen to birdsong in the urban cacophony. Well, you don’t have to really stop to listen to ...

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The rarely seen tiny coppersmith barbet became the first official bird of Mumbai on Sunday. It was bestowed the honour at the seventh annual Mumbai Bird Race at the Maharashtra Nature Park in Dharavi.