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ForestCavity nestSmall · 49 g
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They have dull ginger-olive plumage, but are yellower on the wings, and paler below. The head and chin are dark brown in the nominate race, and the eyes vary from dull red to orange. The bill is black and the feet blackish. Juveniles are duller, with brown eyes. Voice: Their call is a repetitive chock, chock, ..., or chop, chop, ..., sometimes in a duet.
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When to see the Green Barbet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green Barbet
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Green Barbet
The green barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. It occurs in forests from sea level to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). Its isolated populations are vulnerable to forest clearing.
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Easily confused with
Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusThe brown-breasted barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae.
Naked-faced BarbetGymnobucco calvusThe naked-faced barbet is a bird species in the family Lybiidae.
Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoLybius guifsobalito can reach a wingspan of 7.9–9.4 cm (3.1–3.7 in) in males.
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