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Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 42 g
Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 1
Photo: Lukas Zangl · CC BY 4.0
Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 2
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Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 3
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Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 4
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Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 5
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Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 6
Photo: Lukas Zangl · CC BY 4.0
Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 7
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Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito), photo 8
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ID tip

Lybius guifsobalito can reach a wingspan of 7.9–9.4 cm (3.1–3.7 in) in males. The tail length is between 4.5 and 5.4 centimeters. The beak reaches a length between 1.9 and 2.2 centimeters. Females have similar body measurements, without noticeable sexual dimorphism. Males and femalesof these medium-sized barbets are glossy blue-black, the wings and the belly are a little more brown. They also have a bright red or red-orange face, throat and upper chest. The upperwing are narrowly lined with yellow to white.

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When to see the Black-billed Barbet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-billed Barbet

Regular range

The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Uganda Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania South Sudan Eritrea Congo - Kinshasa

About the Black-billed Barbet

The black-billed barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.

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Easily confused with

Banded Barbet (Lybius undatus) Banded BarbetLybius undatusThis barbet is approximately 20–25 cm long, stocky-looking, with a large head and a heavy bill with the bristles that the Lybius species is known for. White-headed Barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusThis species is one of the largest in this genus at 18–19.5 cm (7.1–7.7 in) in length. Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies) Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesThis barbet is one of the smaller of the Lybius species at only 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.

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