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 24 species which occur in Uganda.
- Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus
- Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- 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
- Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
- Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies
- Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
- Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti
- Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Uganda