Alternative names: Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Trachyphonus purpuratus
Identification
23–24 cm (9-9½ in)
- Yellow bill
- Pinkish throat
- Yellow belly
- Black orbital skin
- Red eye
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. p. goffinii:
- Sierra Leone east to Ghana/Togo border
- T. p. togoensis:
- T. p. purpuratus:
- South-eastern Nigeria to Central African Republic, northern Angola and central Zaire
- T. p. elgonensis:
Habitat
Riparian and lowland forests and thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
They have a varied diet, which includes ants, termites, snails, avocados and figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- del Hoyo, J., L.L. Short, N. Collar, J.F.M. Horne, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachyphonus purpuratus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.yebbar1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Barbet
