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 12 species which occur in Malawi.
- White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
- Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Miombo Barbet Tricholaema frontata
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus
- Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malawi