This distant relative of the woodpeckers, the Usambiro barbet, was long regarded as a subspecies of D'Arnaud's barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii) which is considerably more widely distributed. Nowadays, however, it has been given full species status by some authorities and since it is only found in a very limited area in Tanzania, it is one of the few endemic species in the country. In Serengeti it is quite visible and quite fearless which makes it reasonably easy to photograph...