Pictures of Birds

Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)

The Crested Barbet is a medium to large sized bird. Common in the northern half of South Africa. Likes gardens, thornveld, riverine bushveld and woodlands.
Usually solitary. Likes to come to feed trays.
Feeds on insects, fruit and worms.

The Crested Barbet nests in a hole in the branch of a tree.


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