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Common Name

White Headed Barbet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Lybius

Species

leucocephalus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kenya,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Woodland areas close to wateer

Distribution and Range

Northern Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Omnivorous eating fruits and vegetables and less often small reptiles, insects and other arthropods.

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Field Notes:

Their heavy bill is fringed with bristles. Very social and lives in small groups. Use their calls to mark one's territory and to find a mate. Often will duet will use simultaneous singing.

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