D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Sego Safari Lodge, upper Kerio Valley, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya. Dec. 2015.
From Wikipedia: The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.
A duet and dance performed by pairs is, for people, very entertaining!
Lybiidae -- Barbet Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe