Black-collared Barbet / Lybius torquatus IMG_6844 captured in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa

The image :IMG_6844, of the Black-collared Barbet, Lybius torquatus as a wild bird was captured in a Rietvlei Nature Reserve, i Centurion, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa on 04.09.20 ``The black-collared barbet usually is about 20–25 cm long, plump- looking and has a large head. It also has the heavy bill fringed with bristles that is characteristic of the genus Lybius. has a very obvious black collar and head which gives reference to its name. It also has a fire-engine red coloring around the eyes and beak. This barbet a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Found in Sub-Saharan Africa through Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. mostly solitary birds that eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Can also feed on insects, centipedes, lizards, frogs and geckos :Info : 1. www.wikwpwdia.org 2..Die Voëlgids van SuiderAfrika -Ulrich Oberprieler and Burger Cillié

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