Summary ²

The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.

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1. (c) Arno Meintjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/360494897
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyphonus_vaillantii

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