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Common Name

White Eared Barbet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Stactolaema

Species

leucotis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Malawi,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical dry open woodland or scrub

Distribution and Range

South east 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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