Spot-flanked Barbet - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by taken: Mbarara, Katojo Western Uganda

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Identification

Spotted flanks, yellow eye.

Distribution

Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized^[1]:

• T. l. lacrymosa
  • Extreme northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan, northern Kenya, Uganda and northeastern Tanzania
• T. l. radcliffei
  • eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Uganda to central Kenya, south to Burundi and western Tanzania
• T. l. ruahae
  • Southwestern and east central Tanzania and northeastern Zambia

Habitat

Damp woodland from 600-2100m in the Highlands and their surrounding plateaux.

Behaviour

The diet includes figs and berries and also take insects such as termites or beetles.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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