African Barbets

White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

The White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) is a 55 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

55 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

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

Where to see it: Aberfoyle Lodge (Zimbabwe); Seldomseen (Zimbabwe); Arusha NP (Tanzania); Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary (Eswatini); Gorongosa NP · Pls consider using more specific locations if possible (Mozambique).

Photo: (c) Johan van Rensburg, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist