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barbet Definition

bar·bet (bär′bət′, -bit)

noun

any of a tropical family (Capitonidae) of brightly colored piciform birds having a large, strong bill with bristles at its base

Etymology: Fr, dim. of barbe, beard

barbet Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • bearded: Bearded barbet -- Fairly common and recorded most days. Greater honeyguide -- A single juvenile at Abuko on the 18th.
  • red-headed: Red-headed Barbets showed very briefly, and another flew past but rapidly disappeared.
  • red-faced: Boat trip out onto Lake Mburo and brief ( but successful ) search for red-faced barbet before heading to Bwindi - arriving at dusk.
  • several: Several barbets can be encountered with views possible in the more open areas.

Modifies a noun

  • nest: Golden-breasted Starlings nests in holes in trees and may use abandoned woodpecker or barbet nests.