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 LC    Sowerby's Barbet* Id (Atlas):
    Stactolaema sowerbyi

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1898

Habitat
Dry savanna. From 750 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Malawi (B), Zimbabwe (B).

Eastern Zimbabwe to extreme southern Malawi.
 
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 (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A soft 'coo', repeated 5 - 35 times. Faster and slightly higer-pitched than Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae).

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Whyte's Barbet (Stactolaema whytii).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


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