Barbets and Tinkerbirds
Order: Piciformes. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets and tinkerbirds are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles that fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. Most species of barbet live in tropical forest, though several species of African barbet inhabit woodlands, scrub and even semi-arid environments. There are 84 species worldwide, ten in Southern Africa.
- White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds