Coppersmith Barbet Hammering Copper (ogg)

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Description: English: The Coppersmith Barbet's (Megalaima haemacephala) metronomic call has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It can be heard from afar but difficult to locate. On this occasion I was fortunate to have a clear view of the bird in an African Tulip Tree. It was making the animated calls in response to another one, possibly its mate a short distance away in another African Tulip tree. I had earlier heard but unable to locate it when I walked past that tree earlier. In this video, many other bird calls can be heard, they are: Javan Mynas, Asian Glossy Starlings, Collared Kingfisher, Black-naped Orioles, Hill Myna, and Greater Racket-tailed Drongo in its repetitive metallic clinks. (description also fom source). Date: 17 March 2011. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PueKwsHCoc. Author: sunch28.