Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Barbets :: Hairy-breasted Barbet

Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta

Described by: Swainson (1821)
Alternate common name(s): Spot-headed Barbet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kakamega Forest, Kenya - Nov 11, 2007 © Brennan Mulrooney 
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Range

W. to c. Africa;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, s. Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.
(2) S. Nigeria, w. and s. Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cabinda, ex. sw. Central African Republic.
(3) Nw. Angola and ex. sw. Zaire.
(4) W. and c. Cameroon, n. Angola, c. Zaire, s. Central African Republic, n. and ne. Zaire, ex. sw. Sudan, Uganda, w. Kenya and ex. nw. Tanzania, then e. of (2) in n. Angola and c. Zaire.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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