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ForestCavity nestSmall · 55 g
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Its length is 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in), and it weighs 43–63 g (1.5–2.2 oz). The male has a blue-black head with a white superciliary line and a white malar stripe. The upperparts are black with yellow spots on the back and yellow bars on the rump. The tail is brown-black. The throat is black. The breast and flanks are yellow with black markings. The wings are brown-black, with some feathers having yellow edges. The beak is black and the legs are grey. The eyes are red or red-brown. The dorsal markings and underparts of the female are more golden yellow. The immature has laxer plumage.
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When to see the Hairy-breasted Barbet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hairy-breasted Barbet
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Benin.
About the Hairy-breasted Barbet
The hairy-breasted barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest.
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Easily confused with
Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataThe red-fronted barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaThe black-throated barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
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).
Side by side: Acacia Pied Barbet vs Hairy-breasted Barbet
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