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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== | + | ====Variation==== |
| | [[Image:Usambiro_Barbet.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Usambiro Barbet<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />[[Kenya]] (probably Maasai Mara), September 1994]] | | [[Image:Usambiro_Barbet.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Usambiro Barbet<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />[[Kenya]] (probably Maasai Mara), September 1994]] |
| | + | The differences between Usambiro and Black-capped forms are discussed in a Birdforum thread<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | + | ==Distribution== |
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| | East [[Africa]], including southeastern [[Sudan]], northeastern [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], northern [[Tanzania]]. | | East [[Africa]], including southeastern [[Sudan]], northeastern [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], northern [[Tanzania]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
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| | * ''T.d. usambiro'': '''Usambiro Barbet''': | | * ''T.d. usambiro'': '''Usambiro Barbet''': |
| | :*South-western Kenya to north-central Tanzania | | :*South-western Kenya to north-central Tanzania |
| | + | [[Image:DArnauds_Barbet_by_obasanmi.jpg|thumb|350px|right|D'Arnaud's Barbet (possibly subspecies ''darnaudii'')<br />Photo by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />Lake Baringo, [[Kenya]], January 2006]] |
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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. | | 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. |
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| | It nests in banks; a tunnel leads to the nesting chamber. | | It nests in banks; a tunnel leads to the nesting chamber. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Kenyabirds | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2363808 Birdforum thread] discussing the difference between Usambiro and other forms |
| | + | #Kenyabirds |
| | #Wikipedia | | #Wikipedia |
| | {{ref}} | | {{ref}} |
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- Trachyphonus darnaudii
[edit] 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.
[edit] Variation
Usambiro Barbet
Photo by
Andrew SKenya (probably Maasai Mara), September 1994
The differences between Usambiro and Black-capped forms are discussed in a Birdforum thread[1].
[edit] Distribution
East Africa, including southeastern Sudan, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized[1]:
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- North-central Tanzania (east to Dar es Salaam suburbs)
- T.d. usambiro: Usambiro Barbet:
- South-western Kenya to north-central Tanzania
D'Arnaud's Barbet (possibly subspecies
darnaudii)
Photo by
obasanmiLake Baringo,
Kenya, January 2006
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.
[edit] Habitat
Wooded grassland with acacia bushes, dry scrubland and gardens.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes insects, fruits, and seeds.
[edit] Breeding
It nests in banks; a tunnel leads to the nesting chamber.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Birdforum thread discussing the difference between Usambiro and other forms
- Kenyabirds
- Wikipedia
[edit] External Links
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