Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Least Concern

Woodpeckers & Toucans

Bristle-nosed Barbet

Gymnobucco peli

Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Africa.

The Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli) is a member of the Lybiidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 52 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Piciformes
Family Lybiidae African Barbets
Genus Gymnobucco
Species peli

Where it lives

Sierra Leone to Republic of Congo, western DR Congo and northwestern Angola

Africa

Quick facts

Weight: 52 g
Diet: Fruit-eaters
Family: Lybiidae
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Least Concern

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

The Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli) belongs to the Lybiidae family of the order Piciformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF Sierra Leone to Republic of Congo, w DR Congo and nw Angola.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 52 g, with a wing length of about 8.1 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.4 million km².

Songs & calls

Bristle-nosed Barbet — Call

Recorded by Étienne Leroy Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Bristle-nosed Barbet?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 52 g.

Where does the Bristle-nosed Barbet live?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is found across Africa with a range covering AF Sierra Leone to Republic of Congo, w DR Congo and nw Angola, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Bristle-nosed Barbet belong to?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli) belongs to the Lybiidae family, in the order Piciformes.

What does the Bristle-nosed Barbet eat?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the Bristle-nosed Barbet migrate?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

Is the Bristle-nosed Barbet endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Bristle-nosed Barbet make?

1 real field recording of the Bristle-nosed Barbet — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Bristle-nosed Barbet's range?

The Bristle-nosed Barbet has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².