Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui (Cassin, 1855)

42 gWeight

The yellow-spotted barbet (Buccanodon duchaillui) is a bird species in the monotypic genus Buccanodon.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-spotted Barbet has been recorded at 79 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya517 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya339 records
Ankasa NPGhana300 records

More places

Kibale NPUganda283 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda206 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda195 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda193 records
Mabira ForestUganda192 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya188 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana187 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Ghana Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Sierra Leone

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

About

The yellow-spotted barbet (Buccanodon duchaillui) is a bird species in the monotypic genus Buccanodon. It belongs to the African barbet family (Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-spotted Barbet?

The Yellow-spotted Barbet weighs around 42 g.

Where does the Yellow-spotted Barbet live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone to Uganda, western Kenya, northwestern Tanzania and central DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.