White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis)

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sundevall, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) [XC323357]
by Frank Lambert from Umlalazi NR, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (call)

White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) [XC598047]
by isaac kilusu from Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kenya (call, mobbing call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Smilorhis. Kenyan population sometimes separated as subspecies kenyae, but normally considered inseparable from kilimensis. In past, subspecies bocagei of Lybius torquatus erroneously listed as a subspecies of present species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

kilimensis (Shelley, 1889) - Central-eastern and south-eastern Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania.
leucogrammica (Reichenow, 1915) - Highlands of central and southern Tanzania. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-lined Barbet (Stactolaema leucogrammica).
leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) - Malawi and Mozambique south to Swaziland and Natal.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) - 10 files

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