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  2. Black-collared barbet - Wikipedia

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    The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Indigenous names include Rooikophoutkapper in Afrikaans, [ 2 ] isiKhulukhulu and isiQonQotho in Zulu, and Isinagogo in Xhosa.

  3. Lybiidae - Wikipedia

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    Most African barbets are about 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) long, plump-looking, with large heads, and their heavy bill is fringed with bristles; the tinkerbirds are smaller, ranging down to the red-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) at 7 g (0.25 oz) and 9 cm (3.5 in). They are mainly solitary birds, eating insects and fruit.

  4. Lybius - Wikipedia

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    The Lybius species are usually about 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) long, plump-looking, with large heads, and their heavy bill is fringed with bristles. Almost all species in this genus are characterized by their red feathers on the head or around the eyes, but there is a great variety of morphology in this genus.

  5. Yellow-rumped tinkerbird - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Relationships

  6. Green barbet - Wikipedia

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    The green barbet (Cryptolybia olivacea) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. [1] It occurs in forests from sea level to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). [2] Its isolated populations are vulnerable to forest clearing. [3]

  7. Tinkerbird - Wikipedia

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    The tinkerbirds or tinker barbets are the genus Pogoniulus of the Lybiidae, the African barbet family of near passerines, which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. Tinkerbirds are widely distributed in tropical Africa.

  8. D'Arnaud's barbet - Wikipedia

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    D'Arnaud's barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Four geographical races (darnaudii, böhmi, emini and usambiro) have been recorded.

  9. List of birds of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The African 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. Crested barbet, Trachyphonus vaillantii; White-eared barbet, Stactolaema leucotis; Whyte's barbet, Stactolaema whytii; Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus