brown-headed barbet (psilopogon zeylanicus) excavating a nest hole in a tree trunk : (pix sanjiv shukla)

brown-headed barbet psilopogon zeylanicus large green asian bird barbets indian subcontinent family megalaimidae arboreal nest tree hole streaked brown head yellow eye patch plumage short neck tail plump-looking heavy bill bristles fruits insects indomalayan realm old world malay peninsula sumatra tropical forests nepal sri lanka peninsular india humans city parks gardens wooded country figs seed dispersal arthropod prey ants cicadas dragonflies crickets locusts beetles moths mantis scorpions centipedes small vertebrates lizards frogs geckos excavating trunk