Barbets (Capitonidae)
Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito) - HBW 7, p. 192
French: Barbican quifsobalito
German: Purpurmasken-Bartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Guifsobalito
Taxonomy: Lybius guifsobalito Hermann, 1783, Ethiopia.
Closely related to L. torquatus (similar size, coloration, displays, sexual duet roles), but not so close as to form a superspecies with it, although each reacts strongly to playback of the other’s voice. Also related, less closely, to L. rubrifacies. Birds become smaller clinally from N to S, but insufficient for racial differentiation; populations from White Nile southwards formerly separated as race ugandae. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Sudan, Eritrea and W & C Ethiopia, S to extreme NE Zaire, C Uganda, W Kenya and CN Tanzania; range expanding in W Kenya. Recently reported from N Cameroon, so may occur in Central African Republic.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 5 years ago 42 sec 4.1 -
A bird swallowing a seed at Lake Langano Hotel. Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 11 December 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a tree, preening. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
bird perching Locality Soroti, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 6 October 2010 50 weeks ago 41 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a treetop and flying away Locality Hawassa, Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 1 December 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 3.2 -
Three birds in a tree. Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 42 sec 2.7
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a bird on a branch
Locality Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 12 July 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
Bird in a tree.
Locality Yeha, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Christian Weiss 16 November 2010 1 year ago 3 -
A bird in a Jacaranda tree by lake Langano, Ethiopia
Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 28 December 2008 3 years ago 3 -
Adult with insect in mouth perched
Locality Segeneiti, Southern Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 25 January 2008 1 year ago 2.8 -
A front view of a bird perched on a branch.
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 1 year ago 2.7
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