D'Arnaud's Barbets are close relations to the woodpecker family. They excavate tunnel and hole nests in dead wood or termite mounds.

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Barbets are close relations to the woodpecker family. They excavate tunnel and hole nests in dead wood or termite mounds. The D'Arnaud's Barbet is a confiding bird of the arid savannas of Central Tanzania.

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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