Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,675
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crested barbet”.