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 5 species which occur in Guinea-Bissau.
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Guinea-Bissau