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Red-and-yellow barbet

Belgium.

Antwerp National Zoo

 

The red-and-yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. Males have distinctive black (spotted white), red, and yellow plumage; females and juveniles are similar, but less brightly colored. The species lives in broken terrain and nests and roosts in burrows. Omnivorous, the species feeds on seeds, fruit, and invertebrates. Where not hunted, they are tame, but their feathers are used by certain tribes, such as the Maasai

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-and-yellow_barbet

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Uploaded on October 5, 2018
Taken on September 29, 2018