- Lybius torquatus
Identification
17·5–19 cm
- Red head and throat
- Brown back
- Black bill and legs
- Red eyes
Distribution
Africa: As far north as Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya and south to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Lybius torquatus has seven subspecies[1]:
- L. t. pumilio:
- Eastern Zaire to northern Zambia, eastern Rwanda, western Tanzania, north-western Mozambique
- L. t. irroratus:
- L. t. zombae:
- South-eastern Tanzania to south-central Malawi and central Mozambique
- L. t. congicus:
- L. t. vivacens:
- South-central and western Mozambique to eastern Zimbabwe and southern Malawi
- L. t. bocagei:
- L. t. torquatus:
Habitat
Open woodlands, gardens and pastures.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruit and berries, including grapes, guavas and figs and insects.
Breeding
Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by Lesser Honeyguide.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdsinSA
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Barbet
External Links
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