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Yellow-breasted Barbet


Trachyphonus margaritatus

(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1828)
Family: Lybiidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Bucco margaritatus.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The yellow-breasted barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan.

Source: Wikipedia, article Trachyphonus margaritatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
204377428/04/2019EthiopiaArsiAwash National ParkMarcelo Gavensky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.