Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus)
About the Black-collared Barbet
The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Indigenous names include Rooikophoutkapper in Afrikaans, isiKhulukhulu and isiQonQotho in Zulu, and Isinagogo in Xhosa. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa through Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 80 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.