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Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
The crested barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillantii ) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family.
Go Birding
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
The crested barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillantii ) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family.
Species insights▾
When to visit
Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Sightings2,647 records
Curve from 2,647 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Crested Barbet is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,646 records, iNaturalist
Places to stay
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