Red-and-yellow barbet

Red-and-yellow barbet
Adult male nominate near Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Trachyphonus
Species:
T. erythrocephalus
Binomial name
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Cabanis, 1878
Subspecies
  • T. e. erythrocephalus
  • T. e. shelleyi
  • T. e. versicolor

The red-and-yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. Males have distinctive black (spotted white), red, and yellow plumage; females and juveniles are similar, but less brightly colored. The species lives in broken terrain and nests and roosts in burrows. Omnivorous, the species feeds on seeds, fruit, and invertebrates. Where not hunted, they are tame, but their feathers are used by certain tribes, such as the Maasai.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Trachyphonus erythrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681889A92924667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681889A92924667.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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