Black-throated Barbet

About the Black-throated Barbet

The black-throated barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its distribution has moved northward.

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Where the Black-throated Barbet lives

When to see the Black-throated Barbet

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataThe red-fronted barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaIts length is 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in), and it weighs 43–63 g (1.5–2.2 oz). Miombo Pied BarbetTricholaema frontataIts length is approximately 16 cm (6.3 in), and its weight is 24.5–28 g (0.86–0.99 oz).