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Subspecies aequatorialis
Photo by Shailesh Patel
Kakamega Forest, Kenya, September 2006

Lybius bidentatus

Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa: From Guinea-Bissau in the west to Ethiopia and Kenya in the east, and Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania in the south.

Taxonomy

Nominate
Photo by obasanmi
The Gambia, June 2007

Subspecies

Lybius bidentatus has two subspecies^[1]:

• L. b. bidentatus:

• Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to central Cameroon

• L. b. aequatorialis:

• Eastern Cameroon to Ethiopia, north-western Angola, northern Zaire and north-western Tanzania

Habitat

Rainforest, shrubland, gardens. Wooded areas with fig trees,.

References

1. 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
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Double-toothed Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Double-toothed_Barbet

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