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 Rwanda.
- Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa
- Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Rwanda