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Common Name

Acatia Pied Barbet

Alternate Names

Pied Barbet

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Tricholaema

Species

leucomelas

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Pied Barbet Angola,

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical semi arid savanna, grasslands, agricultural and urban gardens

Distribution and Range

Southern Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Omnivorous eating fruits, insects and other arthropods.

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Field Notes:

Drills holes into dead wood to create cavity nests. African Barbets have been given their own family separate from Asian Barbets and South American Barbets. Barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

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