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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ShrublandCavity nestMedium · 64 g
ShrublandCavity nestMedium · 64 g
When to see the Yellow-breasted Barbet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-breasted Barbet
Regular range
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow-breasted Barbet
The yellow-breasted barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan.
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Easily confused with
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusRed-and-yellow barbet adult males have distinctive plumage made up black with spotted white, red and yellow.
D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiD'Arnaud's barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae that is found in East Africa.
Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiWith its thick bill and very colourful plumage the crested barbet is unmistakable.
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