LC
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass 38 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 777,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend unknown - - -
Generation length 3.25 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as local and usually uncommon, although more common in the south of its range (Short and Horne 2001).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Eritrea extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Eritrea Asmara escarpment
Eritrea Central Plateau (Keren)
Eritrea Senafe
Ethiopia Awi Zone
Ethiopia Bahir Dar - Lake Tana
Ethiopia Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia Bonga forest
Ethiopia Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia Entoto Natural Park and escarpment
Ethiopia Finchaa and Chomen swamps
Ethiopia Jibat forest
Ethiopia Menagesha State Forest
Ethiopia Metu - Gore - Tepi forests
Ethiopia Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia Tiro Boter - Becho forest

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Savanna Dry major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) suitable resident
Altitude 300 - 3040 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Banded Barbet Lybius undatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/banded-barbet-lybius-undatus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.