List of Birds of Zimbabwe - Barbets

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 7 species which occur in Zimbabwe.

  • White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
  • Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
  • Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
  • Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
  • Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
  • Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
  • Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

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