#barbets

A crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) nests in a tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa

The Water-Dog

A Natural History of British and Foreign Quadrupeds. Written by James H. Fennell. 1843.

Photo: Doug Greenberg

"Male is unmistakable with bright red head, green back, yellow belly, and stout yellow bill. Also notice the oval-shaped body with large head and short tail. Female is similar to some South American barbet species , but note head pattern: blue cheek, orange side of neck, and black forehead. Usually found in pairs, often accompanying a mixed-species flock in the forest canopy. Sometimes visits fruit feeders."

A monograph of the Capitonidæ, or scansorial barbets 

By Marshall, Charles Henry Tilson, 1841-   Keulemans, John Gerard, 1842-  Marshall, G. F. L. (George Frederick Leycester), 1843-1934

Good choice, I hadn't seen this species. I don't know about yall but I'm loving the little bird-whiskers (rictal bristles) in that first picture!