White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus(de Filippi, F, 1853)
English (US) White-headed Barbet
The White-headed Barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) 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
- Lybius leucocephalus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-headed Barbet
- Described by
- (de Filippi, F, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Lybius leucocephalus adamauae
- Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus
- Lybius leucocephalus senex
- Lybius leucocephalus albicauda
- Lybius leucocephalus lynesi
- Lybius leucocephalus leucogaster
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Laimodon leucocephalus
- Described by
- (de Filippi, F, 1853)
- Type locality
- Between 3° and 4° N. lat., White Nile.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 5 p.291
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bearded Barbet
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Black-breasted Barbet
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Banded Barbet
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Vieillot's Barbet
Lybius vieilloti
Chaplin's Barbet
Lybius chaplini
Red-faced Barbet
Lybius rubrifacies
Black-billed Barbet
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Black-collared Barbet
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