Barbets (Capitonidae)
White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) - HBW 7, p. 181
French: Barbican oreillard
German: Weißohr-Bartvogel
Spanish: Barbudo Orejiblanco
Taxonomy: Megalæma leucotis Sundevall, 1850, Natal.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Smilorhis. Kenyan population sometimes separated as race kenyae, but normally considered inseparable from kilimensis. In past, race bocagei of Lybius torquatus erroneously listed as a race of present species. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kilimensis (Shelley, 1889) - CE & SE Kenya to NE Tanzania.
- leucogrammica (Reichenow, 1915) - highlands of C & S Tanzania.
- leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) - Malawi and Mozambique S to Swaziland and Natal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Four birds on a distant trunk, one of them defecating Locality Enseleni Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp leucotis)
Christian Boix Hinzen 8 July 2006 3 years ago 20 sec 2.8 -
Two birds perched on a branch and flying away Locality Futululu Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp leucotis)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 8 October 2002 7 years ago 3 sec 2 -
A bird feeding in a tree Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp leucotis)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 9 October 2002 7 years ago 30 sec 2
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Two birds perched in a tree.
Locality Raphia Palm Natural Monument, Mtunzini, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp leucotis)
David Beadle 21 January 2011 5 weeks ago 3.3 -
A perched bird.
Locality Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Ken Havard 21 October 2007 1 year ago 3 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp leucotis)
Carmelo López 12 November 2010 51 weeks ago 2.7
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