The
Red-and-yellow Barbet (
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) is a species of
African barbet found in eastern Africa. The males of the species have distinctive black (spotted white), red and yellow plumage, while youngsters and females are similar, but a little more dull. The species lives in broken terrain and both nests and roosts in burrows.
Omnivores, the species is generally very tame, feeding on seeds, fruit and invertebrates.
Photo: Ikiwaner