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 Niger.
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Niger