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Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus)

Naked-faced Barbet

Gymnobucco calvus

Least Concern

Overview

The naked-faced barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) is a bird species within the family Lybiidae, the African barbets. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found across a range of locations in West and Central Africa, including Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Did you know?

The naked-faced barbet was formerly placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), but is now recognised as part of the Lybiidae family.

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