Peter Dexter
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Red-headed Barbet
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Asher Kelman
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So amazingly beautiful in Christmas season colors.
What a delightful bird and and great shot!
Asher
What a delightful bird and and great shot!
Asher
Antonio Correia
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Yes, indeed great colours ! 
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Peter,
Tell us more about this bird. Is this a rare find or does one see these every day nearby?
I am still taken back by its build of its beak!
What is the need and function of such unusual massivity?
Asher
Tell us more about this bird. Is this a rare find or does one see these every day nearby?
I am still taken back by its build of its beak!
What is the need and function of such unusual massivity?
Asher
Peter Dexter
Well-known member
There are nine Barbet species in Colombia. I've only seen two so far. This one is common near my house. Don't know why it has such a massive beak,
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I did some searching!
It turns out that Barbets are of the same family has woodpeckers and they do indeed whack out cavities in wood stumps to make nests. But the great use of the massive beak is to crush hard fruits which makes up a good part of their intake.
You are fortunate that your South American species have different colors for females. In Africa the species there don’t!
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