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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 07:00:15 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
Zambian Barbet*
Id (Atlas):
Lybius chaplini
Description (10 )
Zambian Barbet
© igoterra.com
Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)
Size
18 cm
First Described (Guide )
Clarke, 1920
Habitat
Very open woodland with high densities of fig trees Ficus sycomorus . From 900 - 1,400 m.
Zambia (B) (NB).
South-central Zambia, in area between Kafue Park and Moshi in west, east to Lusaka.
 
Population
Estimated population is 5,200 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation through woodland clearance for agriculture (especially maize, wheat and sugar cane), and for housing, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mainly figs but also on other fruits and arthropods.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)... )
Listen to XC699519
Chaplin's Barbet (Lybius chaplini ) [XC699519 ]
by id from Chisamba, Central Province, Zambia (call)
Listen to XC699518
Chaplin's Barbet (Lybius chaplini ) [XC699518 ]
by Hans Matheve from Chisamba, Central Province, Zambia (call)
Subspecies
Related to White-headed Barbet (Lybius leucocephalus ) and to Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies ), and all fairly close also to Vieillot's Barbet (Lybius vieilloti ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Zambian Barbet see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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