Barbets
Order: Piciformes. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Angola.
- Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus
- Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli
- Sladen's Barbet Gymnobucco sladeni
- Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae
- Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
- Miombo Barbet Tricholaema frontata
- Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Angola