African Barbets

Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

The Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) is a 69 g woodland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

69 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, eSwatini, Zambia, Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho.

Where to see it: Lesotho - Maphutseng Valley (Lesotho); Mukuvisi Woodlands (Zimbabwe); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini); Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (Eswatini); Mosi-oa-Tunya NP (Zambia).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist