African Bird Club

Spot-flanked Barbet - Adult male

Photographer

» Wanyoike Wamiti

Location

» South Marmanet Forest Reserve, Nyahururu

Country image taken

» Kenya

Date

» November, 2008

Equipment

» Nikon Coolpix E4800

Bird Species

»Tricholaema lacrymosa - Spot-flanked Barbet

Bird Species (French)

»Barbican funèbre

Bird Family

»Lybiidae - Barbets, Tinkerbirds

Bird Group

»Piciformes Barbet, Honeyguide, Woodpecker

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Notice the teardrop-shaped spots of the eastern and northern nominate races unlike rounded spots of other races. Adult female has brown eyes unlike the yellow eyes of the adult male shown here. The forest reserve is only c.8-10km north of the equator.