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Friday, June 15, 2018

Black-collared Barbet



This thick billed bird is the Black-collared Barbet. While it is very hard to see in this picture, the top bill actually has something of a tooth formed in it, that allows it to cut thru some of the thick casings on the African seed pods.
 
 
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