Adult (Naked-faced) © Andreas Boe eBird S43182892 Macaulay Library ML 125974101
Adult (Pale-throated) © Dubi Shapiro
Adult (Naked-faced) © Nik Borrow
Adult (Naked-faced) © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
Adult (Naked-faced) © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography

Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus

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Identification

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A dark, chunky barbet with a bald face and crown and a pale yellow bill. Overall uniform gray-brown in color with blue-gray or dark gray facial skin. Central Angolan birds have pale throats. Often encountered singly or in small groups, though large congregations can be found, especially around colonial nesting trees. Can be found nesting with other related species, from which Naked-faced Barbet differs in having no feather tufts above the bill. Voice is a sharp “tew” call, sometimes accompanied by a rattle and other harsh notes.

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