Vieillot's Barbet is a daytime bird found in sub-Saharan Africa. It eats fruits and flower nectar among other foods.
In the form from Senegal and Gambia, red covers the head and face and extends over part of the upper chest; the wings are brown and the body has dark spots.
It is active by day and eats fruits and flower nectar. A BirdForum account also describes nesting in holes in dead trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.