African Barbets

Green Barbet

Cryptolybia olivacea

The Green Barbet (Cryptolybia olivacea) is a 49 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

49 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique.

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