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;[[:Category:Tricholaema|Tricholaema]] hirsuta | ;[[:Category:Tricholaema|Tricholaema]] hirsuta | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)<br /> | ||
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Black uppperparts with yellow spots | ||
+ | *Yellow edges to wing feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''T. h. hirsuta'': | *''T. h. hirsuta'': | ||
:*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-central [[Nigeria]] | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-central [[Nigeria]] | ||
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:*South-eastern [[Cameroon]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | :*South-eastern [[Cameroon]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Lowland primary forest and adjacent dense secondary forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | ====Diet==== |
+ | Their diet consists of fruit and arthropods. The fruits include berries and figs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tricholaema+hirsuta}} | {{GSearch|Tricholaema+hirsuta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tricholaema]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tricholaema]] |
Latest revision as of 22:23, 13 November 2016
- Tricholaema hirsuta
Identification
17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)
Male
- Black uppperparts with yellow spots
- Yellow edges to wing feathers
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Senegambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. h. hirsuta:
- Sierra Leone to south-central Nigeria
- T. h. flavipunctata:
- T. h. angolensis:
- T. h. ansorgii:
Habitat
Lowland primary forest and adjacent dense secondary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit and arthropods. The fruits include berries and figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hairy-breasted Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hairy-breasted_Barbet