Sunday 19 July 2020

Golden-whiskered Barbet @ Taman TAR Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia

Golden-whishered Barbet (Psilopogon chrysopogon) is a very colorful, attractive and active residence bird can be found in Taman Tun Abdul Razak aka. Taman TAR Ampang. It can be found in the vegetation along the road at the hill.

Taman Tun Abdul Razak (TAR) is a hill located in town of Ampang, Selangor. The hill can be reached in less than half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur City Center. 

The hill is an important place for family and children activities, walking, jogging and cycling. At the same time, it attracts wildlife and it has become a bird sanctuary for both endemic and migratory birds. 

Taman TAR has a large bird population and varieties with a recorded more than 30 species of birds. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds include different types of coucals, woodpeckers, falconet, bee-eaters, kingfishers, shrikes, weavers, flycatchers, bulbuls, pigeons just to name a few.









4 comments:

  1. This bird made me laughing alone in front of my computer hehehehe

    Perhaps her children are too small to get up and catch the food their mother gave them

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    1. Hahahaha...you believe it or not, there is no chicks inside the nest yet. In fact they are preparing for the nest for them to lay the eggs. Unfortunately, recently a squirrel came and disturb the nest and enter inside, since then the bird can not be seen anymore. That's the nature.

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    1. That's the cruelty of the nature too. The strongest wins, isn't it?

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