African Barbets

Red-faced Barbet

Lybius rubrifacies

The Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies) is a 60 g woodland bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

60 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania.

Where to see it: Lake Mburo NP (Uganda); Akagera NP · Pls if possible, use more specific locations. (Rwanda); Akagera NP · Southern Area (Rwanda); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda).

Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist