Green Barbet
Cryptolybia olivacea(Shelley, GE, 1880)
English (US) Green Barbet
The Green Barbet (Cryptolybia olivacea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Lybiidae (African Barbets) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Cryptolybia olivacea
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Barbet
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cryptolybia olivacea olivacea
- Cryptolybia olivacea howelli
- Cryptolybia olivacea woodwardi
- Cryptolybia olivacea rungweensis
- Cryptolybia olivacea belcheri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Barbatula olivacea
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1880)
- Type locality
- Rabbai, near Mombasa, Kenya Colony.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.4, no.15 p.334 pl.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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