Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus (Shaw, 1799)

Double-toothed Barbet, Pogonornis bidentatus, is an African barbet that breeds across western, west-central and central Africa. It lives in dense woodland, especially the understorey, and also uses forest edges, riverine forest and secondary growth. The bird is marked by black and red plumage, with a large pale bill and yellow skin around the eye. The upperparts are black with a white patch on the back, and the breast is red with a white side patch. Females show black lines on that white area, while young birds are duller and dark grey.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae — African Barbets

Breeding range

Africa: w, wc, c