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About the Naked-faced Barbet
The naked-faced barbet is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans).
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Where the Naked-faced Barbet lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Ghana
Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon
Liberia
Angola
Gabon
Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
Benin
Congo - Kinshasa
Congo - Brazzaville
Recorded as a rare visitor in Togo.
When to see the Naked-faced Barbet
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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bristle-nosed BarbetGymnobucco peliThe Bristle-nosed barbet is a dark, stocky bird characterized by a prominent buff tuft of feathers on its forehead.
Grey-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiThe Grey-throated Barbet is a dark, robust bird with a distinctive tuft of feathers on its forehead.
Sladen's BarbetGymnobucco sladeniSladen's barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family .
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