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 4 species which occur in Botswana.
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Botswana