Ann & Steve Toon / Crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) at water, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Eric Baccega / Crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) looking at its reflection in a car wing mirror, Moremi National Park, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii), Zimanga private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) perched, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.

Andy Trowbridge / Crested/Levaillant's Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) perched on branch. Botswana. July.

Richard Du Toit / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Martin Willis / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) with raised crest, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Murray Cooper / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) sticking its head outside nest hole, Botsalano Game Reserve, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) with prey in its bill, Botsalano Game Reserve, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) with prey in its bill, Botsalano Game Reserve, South Africa