Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus)

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1841)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,820 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) [XC719166]
by Peter Boesman from Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ghana (call)

Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) [XC45812]
by Mike Nelson from Kakum National Park, Ghana (call)

Subspecies
Apparently related rather closely to Sladen's Barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) and Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli). Birds from Mt Cameroon south to Gabon formerly separated from nominate, as subspecies major.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

calvus (Lafresnaye, 1841) - Sierra Leone east to Cameroon and Gabon.
congicus Chapin, 1932 - Western Congo (Brazzaville) and western Zaire south to north-western Angola.
vernayi Boulton, 1931 - West-central Angolan uplands. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pale-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco vernayi).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) - 10 files

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