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| | + | [[Image:DArnauds_Barbet.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Gaukur|Gaukur}} <br />[[Maasai Mara]], [[Kenya]], January 2006]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Trachyphonus|Trachyphonus]] darnaudii | | ;[[:Category:Trachyphonus|Trachyphonus]] darnaudii |
| - | [[Image:DArnauds_Barbet.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by Gaukur <p>Photo taken: Maasai Mara in Kenya]] | |
| - | [[Image:Usambiro_Barbet.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Usambiro Barbet, T.d. usambiro, sometimes regarded as separate species<br />Photo by Andrew S<br />Photo taken: Kenya, probably Maasai Mara.]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | Resembles the [[Crested Barbet]] and the [[Red-and-yellow Barbet]] but is smaller than both, lacks a crest and has no red in the face. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. | | Resembles the [[Crested Barbet]] and the [[Red-and-yellow Barbet]] but is smaller than both, lacks a crest and has no red in the face. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Image:Usambiro_Barbet.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Usambiro Barbet<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />[[Kenya]] (probably Maasai Mara), September 1994]] |
| | East [[Africa]], including southeastern [[Sudan]], northeastern [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], northern [[Tanzania]]. | | East [[Africa]], including southeastern [[Sudan]], northeastern [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], northern [[Tanzania]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | Four subspecies recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| - | * ''T.d. darnaudii'' | + | Four subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| - | * ''T.d. boehmi'' | + | * ''T.d. darnaudii'': |
| - | * ''T.d. emini'' | + | :*South-eastern [[Sudan]] and south-western [[Ethiopia]] to north-eastern [[Uganda]] and west-central [[Kenya]] |
| - | * ''T.d. usambiro'' | + | * ''T.d. boehmi'': |
| - | The last one is sometimes regarded as full species, Usambiro Barbet (''Trachyphonus usambiro''), but as Clements and Howard & Moore both don't accept this, we treat it as a subspecies. This form is found in SW [[Kenya]] and N and C [[Tanzania]]. | + | :*Southern and eastern [[Ethiopia]] to southern [[Somalia]], eastern [[Kenya]] and north-eastern [[Tanzania]] |
| | + | * ''T.d. emini'': '''Black-capped''' |
| | + | :*North-central [[Tanzania]] (east to Dar es Salaam suburbs) |
| | + | * ''T.d. usambiro'': '''Usambiro Barbet''': |
| | + | :*South-western Kenya to north-central Tanzania |
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| | + | The last one is sometimes regarded as full species, Usambiro Barbet (''Trachyphonus usambiro''), but as Clements and Howard & Moore both don't accept this, we treat it as a subspecies. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Grassland with bushes and dry scrubland. | + | Wooded grassland with acacia bushes, dry scrubland and gardens. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes insects, fruits, and seeds. | | The diet includes insects, fruits, and seeds. |
| - | | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | It nests in banks; a tunnel leads to the nesting chamber. | | It nests in banks; a tunnel leads to the nesting chamber. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | Kenyabirds; Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Kenyabirds |
| | + | #Wikipedia |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Trachyphonus+darnaudii}} | | {{GSearch|Trachyphonus+darnaudii}} |
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| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Trachyphonus]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Trachyphonus]] |
The diet includes insects, fruits, and seeds.
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