Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus purpuratus
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Africa.
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The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) is a member of the Lybiidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 76.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Lybiidae African Barbets
- Genus Trachylaemus
- Species purpuratus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 76.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) is a member of the Lybiidae family, within the order Piciformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF se Nigeria to w Kenya.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 76.1 g, with a wing length of about 10.7 cm and a tail of around 9.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.5 million km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 76.1 g.
Where does the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet live?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is found across Africa with a range covering AF se Nigeria to w Kenya, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet belong to?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) belongs to the Lybiidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet eat?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet migrate?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Eastern Yellow-billed 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.
How large is the Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet's range?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet has a mapped global range of about 3.5 million km².
Conservation
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