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;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] torquatus | ;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] torquatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Africa]]: As far north as [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | [[Africa]]: As far north as [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
''Lybius torquatus'' has seven subspecies: | ''Lybius torquatus'' has seven subspecies: | ||
| − | *''L. t. | + | *''L. t. pumilio'': |
| − | *''L. t. | + | :*Eastern [[Zaire]] to northern [[Zambia]], eastern [[Rwanda]], western [[Tanzania]], north-western [[Mozambique]] |
| − | *''L. t. | + | *''L. t. irroratus'': |
| − | *''L. t. | + | :*Coastal eastern [[Kenya]] (Lamu and Tana River) to central [[Tanzania]] |
| − | *''L. t. | + | *''L. t. zombae'': |
| − | *''L. t. | + | :*South-eastern [[Tanzania]] to south-central [[Malawi]] and central [[Mozambique]] |
| − | *''L. t. | + | *''L. t. congicus'': |
| + | :*Northern [[Angola]] to north-western [[Zambia]] and south-central [[Zaire]] | ||
| + | *''L. t. vivacens'': | ||
| + | :*South-central and western [[Mozambique]] to eastern [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *''L. t. bocagei'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Angola]] to northern [[Namibia]], northern [[Botswana]], south-western [[Zambia]], western [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''L. t. torquatus'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Botswana]] to eastern Cape Province, [[Swaziland]] and Transvaal | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodlands, gardens. | Woodlands, gardens. | ||
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Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by [[Lesser Honeyguide]]. | Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by [[Lesser Honeyguide]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Lepage D. 2007. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Black-collared Barbet" downloaded 28 March 2008. | + | #Lepage D. 2007. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Black-collared Barbet" downloaded 28 March 2008. |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BirdsinSA | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lybius+torquatus}} | {{GSearch|Lybius+torquatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 20 February 2010
- Lybius torquatus
Identification
20 cm. Red head, red throat, black bill, black legs, brown back, red eyes.
Distribution
Africa: As far north as Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya and south to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Lybius torquatus has seven subspecies:
- 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
Woodlands, gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruit, berries and insects.
Breeding
Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by Lesser Honeyguide.
References
- Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Search for "Black-collared Barbet" downloaded 28 March 2008.
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdsinSA
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Barbet
