Black-collared Barbet - BirdForum Opus

Photo by rudydbn
Illovo Glen KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, July 2005

Lybius torquatus

Identification

20 cm. Red head, red throat, black bill, black legs, brown back, red eyes.

Distribution

Africa: As far north as Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya and south to South Africa.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

Lybius torquatus has seven subspecies:

• L. t. pumilio:

• Eastern Zaire to northern Zambia, eastern Rwanda, western Tanzania, north-western Mozambique

• L. t. irroratus:

• Coastal eastern Kenya (Lamu and Tana River) to central Tanzania

• L. t. zombae:

• South-eastern Tanzania to south-central Malawi and central Mozambique

• L. t. congicus:

• Northern Angola to north-western Zambia and south-central Zaire

• L. t. vivacens:

• South-central and western Mozambique to eastern Zimbabwe and southern Malawi

• L. t. bocagei:

• Southern Angola to northern Namibia, northern Botswana, south-western Zambia, western Zimbabwe

• L. t. torquatus:

• South-eastern Botswana to eastern Cape Province, Swaziland and Transvaal

Habitat

Woodlands, gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds mainly on fruit, berries and insects.

Breeding

Nests in a hole, usually excavated in the dead trunk or branch of a tree. Parasitised by Lesser Honeyguide.

References

1. Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Search for "Black-collared Barbet" downloaded 28 March 2008.
2. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
3. BirdsinSA

• List of references

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

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