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[[Image:23133grey-throated_DB.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kakamega , [[Kenya]], December 2006]] | [[Image:23133grey-throated_DB.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kakamega , [[Kenya]], December 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Gymnobucco|Gymnobucco]] bonapartei | ;[[:Category:Gymnobucco|Gymnobucco]] bonapartei | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16·5–17·5 cm (6-7 in) | ||
| + | *Greyish-black forehead with yellowy streaks | ||
| + | *Greyish-brown hind crown, nape, ear [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and head sides | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''G. bonapartei bonapartei'': | *''G. bonapartei bonapartei'': | ||
:*Western [[Cameroon]] and [[Gabon]] east to south-western and east-central [[Zaire]] | :*Western [[Cameroon]] and [[Gabon]] east to south-western and east-central [[Zaire]] | ||
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:*[[Central African Republic]], southern [[Sudan]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Angola]], western [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | :*[[Central African Republic]], southern [[Sudan]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Angola]], western [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Various forests types, including primary, secondary and riverine; plantations and pastures which are near forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of a variety of fruit and berries, particularly figs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 4 December 2015
- Gymnobucco bonapartei
Identification
16·5–17·5 cm (6-7 in)
- Greyish-black forehead with yellowy streaks
- Greyish-brown hind crown, nape, ear coverts and head sides
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- G. bonapartei bonapartei:
- G. cinereiceps:
Habitat
Various forests types, including primary, secondary and riverine; plantations and pastures which are near forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of fruit and berries, particularly figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey-throated Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-throated_Barbet
