How big is a Yellow-breasted Barbet?

The Yellow-breasted Barbet is a medium sized bird weighing about 64 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-breasted Barbet?

The Yellow-breasted Barbet occurs in 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Niger and Nigeria.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-breasted Barbet?

The Yellow-breasted Barbet is most easily confused with the Red-and-yellow Barbet, the D'Arnaud's Barbet and the Crested Barbet.

Is the Yellow-breasted Barbet endangered?

The Yellow-breasted Barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-breasted Barbet

Trachyphonus margaritatus

African Barbets · Piciformes · Rare

The Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus) is a rare african barbet found in 8 countries, weighing about 64 g. The yellow-breasted barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.

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Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 1 — Photo: nberhe · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 2 — Photo: nberhe · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 3 — Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 4 — Photo: nberhe · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 5 — Photo: nberhe · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 6 — Photo: nberhe · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 7 — Photo: nberhe · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 8 — Photo: nberhe · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Nathan Mesnildrey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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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Where it lives

Ethiopia Djibouti Eritrea Niger Nigeria Somalia Sudan Chad

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-breasted Barbet look like?: The yellow-breasted barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
How big is a Yellow-breasted Barbet?: The Yellow-breasted Barbet is a medium sized bird weighing about 64 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-breasted Barbet?: The Yellow-breasted Barbet occurs in 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Niger and Nigeria.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-breasted Barbet?: The Yellow-breasted Barbet is most easily confused with the Red-and-yellow Barbet, the D'Arnaud's Barbet and the Crested Barbet.
Is the Yellow-breasted Barbet endangered?: The Yellow-breasted Barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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