White-eared Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by jdbirdman
St Lucia KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, August 2004

Stactolaema leucotis

Identification

17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)

• Dark brown overall plumage
• White belly
• White stripe over ears

Distribution

Africa
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and eSwatini.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Subspecies Kilimense
Photo © by volker sthamer
Usa, Tanzania, September 2017

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• S. l. kilimensis:

• Locally in highlands of central Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania

• S. l. leucogrammica:

• Highlands of south-central Tanzania (Uluguru Mountains to Mahenge)

• S. l. leucotis:

• Malawi and Mozambique south to eSwatini and Natal

An additional subspecies rufopectoralis is generally considered invalid^[1].

Habitat

Coastal primary and secondary forests and bush, especially alongside rivers.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of fruit, particularly figs. They also eat guavas, pawpaws, mangoes and juniper berries.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF <Member observations
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-eared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-eared_Barbet

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