Grey-throated Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by volker sthamer
Buhoma, Uganda, July 2018

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Identification

16·5–17·5 cm (6-7 in)

• Greyish-black forehead with yellowy streaks
• Greyish-brown hind crown, nape, ear coverts and head sides

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• G. bonapartei bonapartei:

• Western Cameroon and Gabon east to south-western and east-central Zaire

• G. cinereiceps:

• Central African Republic, southern Sudan to eastern Zaire, Angola, western Kenya and Tanzania

Habitat

Various forests types, including primary, secondary and riverine; plantations and pastures which are near forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of fruit and berries, particularly figs.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-throated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-throated_Barbet

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