Listen to the White-headed barbet
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About the White-headed barbet
The White-headed barbet is a bird in the family Lybiidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-headed barbet sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-headed barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
More from the family Lybiidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-headed barbet sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the White-headed barbet on this page, including its call and song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-headed barbet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-headed barbet as “least concern”.
What family does the White-headed barbet belong to?
The White-headed barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q220061 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-headed barbet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gossipguy – CC BY-SA 3.0