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Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Description:

Spotting number 300! Black-collared Barbet visiting the garden restaurant.

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9 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow,

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

While it was feeding, all the others kept their distance! I probably would have too looking at that beak!

Congratulations! This bird is quite a character :)

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 11 years ago

Fantastic pictures Johan!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

A wonderful series for 300! Congratulations!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful! Congrats on the 300!

SanjaySaklani
SanjaySaklani 11 years ago

Thats really a wonderful bird
The Black-collared barbet is one of the most common barbets in Africa, occurring from the DRC to Kenya, extending south to southern Africa. It eats mainly fruit, with the rest of its diet composed of insects and nectar. Both sexes excavate the nest, which is a hole usually on the underside of dead branches of trees, preferably softwood trees like Ficus (wild fig). It lays 2-5 eggs, which are incubated by both sexes, for roughly 18 days. The chicks stay in the nest for about 33-36 days, and are fed fruit and insects by both parents.

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Thanks to all. Waited a long time to get here!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

pragting! Wel gedaan!

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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