The Barbets

The bold spots, stripes, and candylike colors of Red-and-yellow Barbet make it easy to spot and instantly recognizable in the dry acacia forests of East Africa. One of five species in the genus <i>Trachyphonus</i>, Red-and-yellow is a good representative of African barbets (family Lybiidae), most of which inhabit dry habitats and consume a lot of insects, in contrast to most Asian and American barbets. Photo by participant Josh Horner on our <a href="https://fieldguides.com/bird-tours/kenya-tented-camps/" target="_blank"><span class="slideshow_tourlink3">WILD KENYA: A TENTED CAMP SAFARI</span></a> tour.

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The bold spots, stripes, and candylike colors of Red-and-yellow Barbet make it easy to spot and instantly recognizable in the dry acacia forests of East Africa. One of five species in the genus Trachyphonus, Red-and-yellow is a good representative of African barbets (family Lybiidae), most of which inhabit dry habitats and consume a lot of insects, in contrast to most Asian and American barbets. Photo by participant Josh Horner on our WILD KENYA: A TENTED CAMP SAFARI tour.

Red and Yellow Barbet ket18 Joshua Horner