Family
African Barbets
Lybiidae
41 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Piciformes
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 (Pogoniulus) of forest and scrubland. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the far south-west of South Africa.
Species in this family
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
- Green Barbet Cryptolybia olivacea
- Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
- Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus
- Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli
- Sladen's Barbet Gymnobucco sladeni
- Chaplin's Barbet Lybius chaplini
- Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
- Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Banded Barbet Lybius undatus
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea
- Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
- Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus uropygialis
- Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
- Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
- Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus
- Black-backed Barbet Pogonornis minor
- Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti
- Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae
- White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- Western Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus goffinii
- D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
- Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
- Miombo Barbet Tricholaema frontata
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
- Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
Lookalikes compared
- Black-collared Barbet vs Brown-breasted Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet vs Miombo Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet vs Naked-faced Barbet
- Crested Barbet vs Pied Barbet
- Crested Barbet vs White-eared Barbet
- Crested Barbet vs Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Green Tinkerbird vs Western Tinkerbird
- Hairy-breasted Barbet vs Vieillot's Barbet
- Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird vs Pied Barbet
- Red-and-yellow Barbet vs D'Arnaud's Barbet
- Red-fronted Barbet vs Miombo Barbet
- Western Tinkerbird vs Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird vs Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird vs Pied Barbet
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird vs Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet vs Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird vs Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird