Crested Barbet look-alikes
Trachyphonus vaillantii
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Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Key differences
The Pied Barbet is smaller, lacks the prominent crest, and has a much more distinct black-and-white striped head pattern without the red forehead or throat patch. Its back is also more uniformly black with white spots, lacking the yellow rump.
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Key differences
The Black-collared Barbet is larger, lacks a crest, and has a distinctive red head and throat with a broad black collar across the breast. Its back is mostly green, not spotted black and yellow.
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