Bearded Barbet vs Black-breasted Barbet

Pogonornis dubius comparé à Pogonornis rolleti

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Attribut Bearded Barbet Black-breasted Barbet
Nom scientifique Pogonornis dubius Pogonornis rolleti
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Lybiidae Lybiidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
Poids 94,0 g (3.32 oz) 100,5 g (3.55 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 1-2
Population Trend

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bearded Barbet

Least Concern

Black-breasted Barbet

About These Birds

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.

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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