Double-toothed Barbet

The Double-toothed Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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The Double-toothed Barbet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Double-toothed Barbet (Lybius bidentatus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Photographed at Entebbe, Uganda References - * BirdLife International 2004. Lybius bidentatus. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Double-toothed Barbet is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Double-toothed Barbet (2) University Campus, Lake Kivu, Rwanda University Campus, Lake Kivu, Rwanda19/02/2009 University Campus, Lake Kivu, Rwanda 19/02/2009 Kakamega Forest, Western, Kenya Kakamega Forest, Western, Kenya17/09/2006 Kakamega Forest, Western, Kenya 17/09/2006 View all pictures of Double-toothed Barbet More

The Double-toothed Barbet is a large barbet, quite similar to the Bearded Barbet. Photographed in the gardens of our hotel at Lake Tana - a pair of birds had a nest hole in the trees by the car park. The serrated edge of the bill which gives the bird its name of 'double toothed' can be clearly seen. More

Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Genus : Lybius
Species : bidentatus
Authority : (Shaw, 1798)