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Common Name

Spot Flanked Barbet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Tricholaema

Species

lacrymosa

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Uganda,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forests, savannah, suburban gardens, woodland thickets and watercourses

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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