White-eared Barbet
White-eared Barbet
100
1 week ago
door
Henk Spuijbroek
Points:
100
The White-eared Barbet is a distinctive African barbet, mostly dark brownish with conspicuous white ear-coverts and a yellow patch above the bill. It inhabits montane forests.
Where to spot
Humid montane forests, forest edges, and clearings in East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
How to spot
Listen for its distinctive, rather mournful hooting calls. Look for it in the mid to upper canopy, especially in fruiting trees. The white ear patch is a key identification feature.
When to spot
Year-round; most vocal during the early morning and late afternoon.
Where to spot
Humid montane forests, forest edges, and clearings in East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
How to spot
Listen for its distinctive, rather mournful hooting calls. Look for it in the mid to upper canopy, especially in fruiting trees. The white ear patch is a key identification feature.
When to spot
Year-round; most vocal during the early morning and late afternoon.
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
White-eared Barbets are important in their ecosystem as they are primary cavity nesters, excavating their own nests in dead wood, which then provides nesting sites for secondary cavity nesters.
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- Recently spotted
- 1 (Seen in the last 3 months)
- Last spotted
- 1 week ago door Henk Spuijbroek
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