Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei)

Other Names (World)
Grey-throated Barbet, Gray-throated Barbet, Bonaparte's Barbet

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
16.50 - 17.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub, 1854

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,450 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) [XC739696]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Mabira forest, Uganda (call)

Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) [XC537725]
by Phil Gregory from Kericho Tea Estates, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Western populations of cinereiceps formerly separated as subspecies intermedius.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bonapartei Hartlaub, 1854 - Western Cameroon and Gabon east to south-western and east-central Zaire.
cinereiceps Sharpe, 1891 - Central African Republic, southern Sudan and eastern Zaire, south to northern Angola, Burundi, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-headed Barbet (Gymnobucco cinereiceps).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) - 10 files

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