Black-throated Barbet

Tricholaema melanocephala

Black-throated Barbet, Tricholaema melanocephala, photo © by Michael Plagens

Heavily over-grazed scrub habitat near Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya. Oct. 2016.

Quite a number of birds that predate insects are sharply black-and-white. The black-throated barbet also has an irregular yellow stripe along the back.

Lybiidae -- Barbet Family

Books:

  • Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
  • Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe

More Information:


Kenya Natural History

Copyright Michael J. Plagens, created 15 Dec. 2016