Black-collared Barbet vs Bearded Barbet

Lybius torquatus comparé à Pogonornis dubius

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Attribut Black-collared Barbet Bearded Barbet
Nom scientifique Lybius torquatus Pogonornis dubius
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Lybiidae Lybiidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Poids 52,4 g (1.85 oz) 94,0 g (3.32 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-5 2
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-collared Barbet

Least Concern

Bearded Barbet

About These Birds

Black-collared Barbet

The Black-collared Barbet is a medium-sized, boldly patterned barbet of sub-Saharan southern and East Africa, with a vivid red face and upper breast bordered by a broad black collar. It inhabits woodland, forest edges, and gardens from South Africa north to Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It feeds on figs, fruits, and insects, and excavates nest holes in dead trees.

Bearded Barbet

The Bearded Barbet is a large, colorful barbet of the savanna woodlands and forest edges of West and Central Africa. It has a striking combination of red breast and belly, black upperparts, white cheeks, and a yellow eye ring, along with the characteristic beard-like bristles at the bill base. It feeds primarily on figs and other fruits, and also takes insects.

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