It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
The Yellow-billed Barbet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
such as the Yellow-billed Barbet (left), that occur primarily in thick jungle and can be hard to see. These include such strange creatures as the Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus or the Bristle-nosed Barbet G. peli of the deep forests of the Congo Basin and west Africa. Some are particularly gorgeous. The Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus, local but widespread across the middle of Africa, is one of those; it is deep red below. More
The Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachyphonus purpuratus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Trachyphonus purpuratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More