Crested Barbet
(Trachyphonus vaillantii)

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This Crested Barbet is the largest barbet in its region and very distinctive. It has a speckled yellow and red face with a small black crest and thick bill. The belly is yellow with red speckles, wings are black with white specks and it has a broad black band around its neck.
They have a distinct loud, sustained "tr-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r" shrill that is likened to an alarm clock with the bell removed.
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