Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The red-and-yellow barbet is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. Males have distinctive black, 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Genus
- Trachyphonus