African Barbets

Black-throated Barbet

Tricholaema melanocephala

The Black-throated Barbet (Tricholaema melanocephala) is a 20 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

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