Lybiidae is a family of birds also known as the African barbets. There are 44 species ranging from the type genus Lybius of forest interior to the tinkerbirds of forest and scrubland. They are found t
Beardedbarbet
Red-and-yellow barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Gray throated Barbet Kakamega Kenya 06 1744
Barbatula olivacea Keulemans
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 livi
Lybiidae
…There are 37 species of Lybiinae in 8 genera. The phylogenetic relationship between the African barbets and the eight other families in the order Piciformes is shown in the cladogram below. The number of species in each family is taken from the AviList taxonomy. Most African barbets are about 20–25 cm…
Red crowned woodpecker female
Primozygodactylus, a zygodactylid bird
Pharomachrus antisianus 1847