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Common Name

Vieillot's Barbet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Lybius

Species

vieilloti

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Vieillots Barbet Ghana,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical scrubland and farmland with some wooded areas

Distribution and Range

Senegal east to Ethiopia

Food

Omnivorous eating fruits, insects and other arthropods from trees.

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Field Notes:

Named after French ornithologist Louis Jean pierre Vieillot. Their heavy bill is fringed with bristles. Generally solitary birds outside of breeding. Use their calls to mark one's territory and to find a mate.

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