ocr: BARBETS HESE THICKSET BIRDS are named after the BARE SKIN GROOVED - > as they AROUND EYES BEAK French word for beard, "barbe, have bristlelike feathers at the base of their beak. Barbets live in tropical forest and grassland and are found in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Like woodpeckers and toucans, barbets spend BRISTLELIKE most of their time in FEATHERS trees. They are often aggressive toward BEARDED BARBET other birds. This. African species has a heavy beak with diagonal Brooves on its upper edge. KEY FACTS
