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Bearded Barbet Known locally as "The Fruit Bird" because of its habit of eating fruit crops. Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Bearded Barbet

Known locally as "The Fruit Bird" because of its habit of eating fruit crops.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Thank you so much for putting Gambia on the map, Ant! Posted 10 years ago
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    Ant Marriott
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    Thanks, Posted 10 years ago

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The Bearded Barbet

The Bearded Barbet is an African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Ant Marriott
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By Ant Marriott

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Uploaded May 15, 2015. Captured Apr 19, 2014 00:33 in Tanji Bird Reserve, Coastal Road, The Gambia.
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  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/664s
  • ISO800
  • 439mm