Barbets of India

Barbets of India

Barbets are unique tropical birds. The bristles around their beaks show them apart. While physical characteristics are vivid to see , for us Barbets are synonymous with the sound of forest. The constant call of Barbets fills the Indian jungles and in our case our home too. The brown headed Barbet was one of the first birds we had the opportunity to closely watch. We have a sandalwood tree in our home and the fruits are a bird magnet. The not so easily observed brown headed Barbet spends most of time there. We can get to a few feet of him and he doesn't bother. This kind of kick started our birding journey and our interest in bird sounds as well.


Now with more roaming we are able watch and film all the Barbets in India except one. The above video is a compilation of those Barbet moments. 

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