Black-breasted Barbet (Pogonornis rolleti)
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Black-breasted Barbet

Pogonornis rolleti (de Filippi, 1853)

100 gWeight

Most records: Uganda, Chad

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-breasted Barbet has been recorded at 3 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kidepo Valley NPUganda33 records
  2. Zakouma NPChad2 records
  3. Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaChad

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Black-breasted Barbet?

The Black-breasted Barbet weighs around 100 g.

Where does the Black-breasted Barbet live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Chad and southwestern Sudan to northern Central African Republic, South Sudan and northern Uganda. It is most often recorded in Uganda and Chad.

Is the Black-breasted Barbet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-breasted Barbet as Least Concern.

What does the Black-breasted Barbet eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Black-breasted Barbet in?

It belongs to the family African Barbets (Lybiidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
100 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
113 mm
Tail
78 mm
Bill
40 mm
Tarsus
28 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southern Chad and southwestern Sudan to northern Central African Republic, South Sudan and northern Uganda

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
African Barbets Lybiidae
Genus
Pogonornis

Other birds in the genus Pogonornis

Brown-breasted BarbetBrown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusBlack-backed BarbetBlack-backed BarbetPogonornis minorDouble-toothed BarbetDouble-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusBearded BarbetBearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusWestern Yellow-billed BarbetWestern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus goffiniiEastern Yellow-billed BarbetEastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusCrested BarbetCrested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiRed-and-yellow BarbetRed-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusYellow-breasted BarbetYellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusD'Arnaud's BarbetD'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
Black-breasted Barbet

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