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 13 species which occur in Gabon.
- Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus
- Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli
- Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
- Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Gabon