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Common Name

Grey Throated Barbet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Gymnobucco

Species

bonapartei

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Ugand,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical primary woodlands

Distribution and Range

Northern Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Arborial, omnivorous eating fruits, insects and other arthropods from trees.

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Field Notes:

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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