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 11 species which occur in Mozambique.
- White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex (A)
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
- Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Mozambique