This bird can spend hours chiseling a nest cavity into a tree trunk.
The Lineated Barbet inhabits forests, orchards, and wooded areas across South and Southeast Asia. With its powerful bill, it excavates nesting holes in dead trees and feeds on fruits, figs, insects, and berries high in the canopy.
A tireless carpenter of the forest, helping shape tomorrow’s homes with every strike of its bill.
Lineated Barbet 👇
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