Coppersmith Barbet

Bangkok, Thailand

The colourful coppersmith barbet  is a common resident in much of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It Is found in woodland, groves, gardens and parks wherever there are dead trees to excavate.

Feeding

The coppersmith barbet has an eclectic diet ranging from figs, berries and flower petals to the occasional insect which it catches in flight. 

Breeding

Both male and female coppersmith barbets excavate holes which they use for both nesting and roosting. Both parents also incubate the three to four eggs and rear the chicks.

Wildfile Extras

• The coppersmtih barbet is named after its metronomic call which resembles the sound of the coppersmith's soft hammer beating copper into shape.
• The coppersmith barbet can eat up to 5 times its own body weight in a day.