Maasai people use the feathers from the red-and-yellow barbet in traditional clothing decorations and ceremonies. Range & Habitat: This species is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. They usually prefer dry savannah, desert, and scrublands.

Are barbets passerines?

Barbets are about 76 species of medium-sized birds , divided among 13 genera. These comprise the family Capitonidae, in the order Piciformes, which also contains the woodpeckers , toucans , and their allies. ... The usual habitat of barbets is tropical forests and savannas.

Where does Barbet bird make its nest?

The barbet or coppersmith bird can be heard in the summer with its 'tuk, tuk, tuk' call. It makes its nest in a hole, in a tree trunk.