Red-faced Barbet vs Black-breasted Barbet

Lybius rubrifacies compared with Pogonornis rolleti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Red-faced Barbet Black-breasted Barbet
Scientific Name Lybius rubrifacies Pogonornis rolleti
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Lybiidae Lybiidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 17.3 cm (6.8 in) 22.6 cm (8.9 in)
Weight 60.0 g (2.12 oz) 100.5 g (3.55 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 1-2
Population Trend

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Red-faced Barbet

Least Concern

Black-breasted Barbet

About These Birds

Black-breasted Barbet

The Black-breasted Barbet is a large, boldly patterned barbet of sub-Saharan African open woodland and savanna, with its black breast band contrasting with red throat, yellow sides of the face, and blue facial markings. It ranges across a broad belt of Central Africa from South Sudan and Ethiopia west to Nigeria. It feeds on figs and other fruits as well as insects.

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