BARBETS avian property developers
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“Barbets are conspicuous birds, not only through their bright colouration, but also through their loud characteristic calls.”
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« Dr Ian John Whyte is an independent environmental consultant who retired from SANParks in 2007. He was previously engaged in full-time wildlife research in Kruger National Park from 1970-2007. At the time of retirement, he was responsible for the coordination of all research projects pertaining to elephant, buffalo and other large herbivores and rare antelope. He is a member of the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission’s African Elephant Specialist Group. He has co-authored two field guides to the birds of the Kruger National Park and is in the process of publishing a book about his life and work in KNP.
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Barbets, like their cousins the kingfishers, woodpeckers, hornbills and bee-eaters, are conspicuous birds, not only through their bright colouration, but also through their loud characteristic calls. Generally, they are common and widespread, which has been
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