African Barbets

Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

The Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) is a 63 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. Some populations migrate.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

63 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Eq. Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Central African Rep., Angola.

Where to see it: Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda); Lesio-Louna Reserve · Iboubikro and track to Mah (Republic of the Congo); American University of Central Africa (AUCA) (Equatorial Guinea); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo).

Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist