Fruit Salad

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

The Crested Barbet is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.

With its thick bill and very colourful plumage the crested barbet is unmistakable. This small bird has a speckled yellow and red face with a small black crest. The belly is yellow with red speckles, wings are black with white specks and it has a broad black band on its neck. Yellow head and body with black and white feathers, red markings on end of body, its colour blends well in the bush.

It is locally nicknamed the Fruit Salad bird. This image was captured in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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