Red-faced Barbet

The Red-faced Barbet is a species of bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Red-faced Barbet is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies) is a species of bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Lybius rubrifacies. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

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star attraction is the very localised Red-faced Barbet, which we should locate in some large fig trees near the Akagera Lodge. We also stand an outside chance of seeing the much desired Shoebill along the lakeshore. Day 4: Drive to Nyungwe Forest: After some final birding at Akagera, we return to Kigale and from there head south towards Butare, and finally west on a road that passes through Nyungwe National Park. More

Red-faced Barbet, a scarce bird whose range is restricted to a small area in southern Uganda, eastern Rwanda and extreme north western Tanzania. In the morning carry out game drive Lake Mburo National Park. This one place you can view Eland, Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia -associated birds. More

Red-faced Barbet can be sought around the Akagera Game Lodge grounds, as can the rare Souza's shrike. Also worth looking for are Barefaced Go-away Bird, Brown Parrot, White-winged Black Tit and Sooty Chat. One of Africa's most sought-after birds, the enormous and bizarre Shoebill, may be present in the Papyrus swamp habitat. Other Papyrus swamp specialists include; the Swamp Flycatcher, Caruthers’s Cisticola, the elusive White-winged Warbler, and the stunning Papyrus Gonolek. More

for red-faced barbet before heading to Bwindi - arriving at dusk. * several barbets can be encountered with views possible in the more open areas. * Golden-breasted Starlings nests in holes in trees and may use abandoned woodpecker or barbet nests. The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com. More