Photo: Maans Booysen, Birding Weto / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Least Concern

Woodpeckers & Toucans

Anchieta’s Barbet

Stactolaema anchietae

Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Africa.

The Anchieta’s Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) is a member of the Lybiidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 47.3 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 Stactolaema
Species anchietae

Where it lives

South-central

Africa

Quick facts

Weight: 47.3 g
Diet: Fruit-eaters
Family: Lybiidae
Order: Piciformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Anchieta’s Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Anchieta’s Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Anchieta’s Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family, part of the order Piciformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF sc.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 47.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.9 cm and a tail of around 5 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 1.5 million km².

Songs & calls

Anchieta’s Barbet — Call

Recorded by Dries Van de Loock Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Anchieta’s Barbet?

The Anchieta’s Barbet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 47.3 g.

Where does the Anchieta’s Barbet live?

The Anchieta’s Barbet is found across Africa with a range covering AF sc, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Anchieta’s Barbet belong to?

The Anchieta’s Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) belongs to the Lybiidae family, in the order Piciformes.

What does the Anchieta’s Barbet eat?

The Anchieta’s Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the Anchieta’s Barbet migrate?

The Anchieta’s Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Anchieta’s 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 Anchieta’s Barbet make?

1 real field recording of the Anchieta’s 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 Anchieta’s Barbet's range?

The Anchieta’s Barbet has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².