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 16 species which occur in Nigeria.
- Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus
- Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli
- Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nigeria