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[[Image:Barbet black billed 7.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]]]] | [[Image:Barbet black billed 7.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] guifsobalito | ;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] guifsobalito | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16–18 cm (6-7 in) | ||
| + | *Black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Red forehead, face and throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]: [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], and [[Tanzania]]. | [[Africa]]: [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Heights of around 500 to 2000m in fairly open woodland with fruiting trees and bushed, natural and cultivated areas | + | Heights of around 500 to 2000m in fairly open woodland with fruiting trees and bushed, natural and cultivated areas. They appear to have a preference for dryer woodlands, especially with scattered fig trees. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of berries, a wide variety of fruits; also insects such as ants, termites and beetles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
#Collins Van Perlo | #Collins Van Perlo | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lybius+guifsobalito}} | {{GSearch|Lybius+guifsobalito}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 13 October 2015
- Lybius guifsobalito
Identification
16–18 cm (6-7 in)
- Black overall plumage
- Red forehead, face and throat
Distribution
Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Heights of around 500 to 2000m in fairly open woodland with fruiting trees and bushed, natural and cultivated areas. They appear to have a preference for dryer woodlands, especially with scattered fig trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of berries, a wide variety of fruits; also insects such as ants, termites and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Collins Van Perlo
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Barbet
