Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae)

Other Names (World)
Anchieta's Barbet, Yellow-headed Barbet

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Barboza du Bocage, 1869)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From 900 - 2,440 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Zambia.

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
A soft 'coo', repeated once a second for about 5 - 35 times.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) [XC660583]
by Dries Van de Loock from Mutinondo Wilderness area, Northern Province, Zambia (call)

Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) [XC660585]
by id from Lavushi Manda NP, Muchinga Province, Zambia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Whyte's Barbet (Stactolaema whytii).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

katangae (Vincent, 1934) - North-eastern Angola, southern Zaire, and north-west, north-central and east-central Zambia.
rex (Neumann, 1908) - West-central Angola.
anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1869) - South-central Angola east to near Zambian border.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Anchietas Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) - 10 files

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