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Common Name

Miombo Barbet

Alternate Names

Miombo Pied Barbet

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Tricholaema

Species

frontata

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Miombo woodland plus open areas including degraded woodland and grassy areas with patches of trees

Distribution and Range

Central Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Omnivorous eating fruits, insects and other arthropods.

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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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