Common name: Bearded Barbet

Scientific name: Lybius dubius

Local name: -

Approximate measurements:
Mass (grams): 80 - 108
Length (cm):
Wing length (mm): 111
Larger sex:

Distribution: Senegambia, Guinea-Bissan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Central African Republic.

Status: Locally common resident.

Habitat: Tall trees such as figs, Acacias and baobabs at the edges of open woodland, clearings and secondary growth.

General habits: Forms social groups of 4-5 birds. It is a conspicuous barbet. Pairs or groups roost together in a tree cavity.

Feeding habits: It feeds on fruits and insects.

Breeding habits: The nest cavity is excavated in a dead tree or stump.
Egg laying:
Nest: The cavity is excavated over a range of heights on any dead tree including palms. It also excavates nests in dead stubs of live trees.
Eggs: 2 white eggs
Incubation:
Young: It is reported that the young are fed on insects.