- Lybius undatus
Identification
16–17·5 cm
- Red forehead
- Black head, breast and upper mandible
- White line behind the eye
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]: Lybius undatus has four subspecies:
- L. u. thiogaster:
- L. u. undatus:
- Highlands of north-western to central Ethiopia
- L. u. leucogenys:
- Highlands of south-western and south-central Ethiopia
- L. u. salvadorii:
- Highlands of south-eastern Ethiopia
Habitat
Woods, forest edges and gardens. Generally between heights around 300–3040 m.
Behaviour
Their main diet is fruit, particularly figs. They fly-catch for insects and also eat beetles etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banded Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_Barbet
External Links
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