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 26 species which occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo contains the largest number of barbets of any country.
- Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus
- Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli
- Sladen's Barbet Gymnobucco sladeni
- Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- 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
- Miombo Barbet Tricholaema frontata
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
- Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo