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Prong-billed Barbet

A species of Prong-billed Barbets
Scientific name : Semnornis frantzii Genus : Prong-billed Barbets

Prong-billed Barbet, A species of Prong-billed Barbets
Botanical name: Semnornis frantzii
Genus: Prong-billed Barbets
Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii) Photo By Flickr-user Clickor , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

It eats mainly fruits of trees and epiphytes, although it occasionally takes insects or flower petals. Flight is direct with rapid and buzzy wingbeats. The frequently heard and distinctive song is a throaty "cwa-cwa-cwa-cwa..." duet given by mated pair or two individuals in a group. Pairs nest March–May in an unlined woodpecker cavity, with 4–5 eggs in the nest. The binomial commemorates the German naturalist Alexander von Frantzius.
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Prong-billed Barbet primarily consume fruits and insects, employing their distinctive bills to forage and extract prey from crevices. These barbets exhibit particular skill in manipulating berries and have a penchant for certain fruit varieties, resulting in a diet reflective of the local flora's seasonal availability.
Habitat
The prong-billed Barbet is typically found in montane evergreen forests, including forest edges and areas with tall, scattered trees. Their preferred habitats are characterized by high humidity, abundant epiphytes and mosses, and frequent fog. These birds are adapted to cooler, high-altitude regions encompassed by lush, verdant landscapes synonymous with cloud forests.
Dite type
Frugivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type
Fruit

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii) Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii) Photo By Flickr-user Clickor , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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