Common name: Black-throated Barbet

Scientific name: Tricholaema melancephela

Local name: -

Approximate measurements:
Mass (grams): 18-22
Length (cm):
Wing length (mm): 65
Larger sex: No difference

Distribution: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania

Status: Common resident

Habitat: Dry bushland, water courses in deserts, desert scrub

General habits: Aggressive, altert and vocal. Occurs alone, in pairs or family groups. Conspicuous. Roosts in holes.

Feeding habits: Forages in trees, bushes and shrubs near the ground. Occasionally flycathes. Diet consists of figs, berries and other fruit and buds.

Breeding habits: Territorial. Is a territorial singer and the pair also duets.
Egg laying: -
Nest: Excavated, probably by both adults, usually low on the underside of a dead branch of an Acacia, Euphorbia or other tree.
Eggs: Undescribed, perhaps 1-3
Incubation: -
Young: Fed by both adults