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;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] torquatus | ;[[:Category:Lybius|Lybius]] torquatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 17·5–19 cm | |
+ | *Red head and throat | ||
+ | *Brown back | ||
+ | *Black bill and legs | ||
+ | *Red eyes | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]: As far north as [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | [[Africa]]: As far north as [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:22588Black-collared Barbet Juvenile .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|louisdup|louisdup}}<br />Port Elizabeth, [[South Africa]], 2006]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
− | + | ''Lybius torquatus'' has seven subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''L. t. pumilio'': | *''L. t. pumilio'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Zaire]] to northern [[Zambia]], eastern [[Rwanda]], western [[Tanzania]], north-western [[Mozambique]] | :*Eastern [[Zaire]] to northern [[Zambia]], eastern [[Rwanda]], western [[Tanzania]], north-western [[Mozambique]] | ||
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:*South-eastern [[Botswana]] to eastern Cape Province, [[Swaziland]] and Transvaal | :*South-eastern [[Botswana]] to eastern Cape Province, [[Swaziland]] and Transvaal | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Open woodlands, gardens and pastures. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | Feeds mainly on fruit, | + | Feeds mainly on fruit and berries, including grapes, guavas and figs and insects. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by [[Lesser Honeyguide]]. | Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by [[Lesser Honeyguide]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | |
− | #{{Ref- | + | #BirdsinSA |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Lybius+torquatus}} | + | {{GSearch|Lybius+torquatus}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|Black_collared_Barbet}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lybius]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 21:48, 30 January 2015
- Lybius torquatus
Identification
17·5–19 cm
- Red head and throat
- Brown back
- Black bill and legs
- Red eyes
Distribution
Africa: As far north as Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya and south to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Lybius torquatus has seven subspecies[1]:
- L. t. pumilio:
- Eastern Zaire to northern Zambia, eastern Rwanda, western Tanzania, north-western Mozambique
- L. t. irroratus:
- L. t. zombae:
- South-eastern Tanzania to south-central Malawi and central Mozambique
- L. t. congicus:
- L. t. vivacens:
- South-central and western Mozambique to eastern Zimbabwe and southern Malawi
- L. t. bocagei:
- L. t. torquatus:
Habitat
Open woodlands, gardens and pastures.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruit and berries, including grapes, guavas and figs and insects.
Breeding
Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by Lesser Honeyguide.
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
- BirdsinSA
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Barbet
External Links