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Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)

About Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
  • Family: African Barbets

The crested barbet is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2001-06-03

    Victoria Falls, Zambia
    Nesting right next to the bar.
  • 2017-01-02

    Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda