The Yellow-breasted Barbet is a conspicuous bird with a yellow face and chest and black forehead. It lives in dry country and is usually seen in pairs or small groups.
Both sexes have a black forehead and an unspotted yellow face. Males also have a black throat patch; the head lacks red.
It inhabits dry country with termite mounds, usually in pairs or small groups. Its song repeats the same rollicking phrase, sometimes as a duet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.