Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus(Dumont, CHF, 1805)
English (US) Black-collared Barbet
The Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) 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 torquatus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-collared Barbet
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1805)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Lybius torquatus zombae
- Lybius torquatus pumilio
- Lybius torquatus irroratus
- Lybius torquatus congicus
- Lybius torquatus vivacens
- Lybius torquatus bocagei
- Lybius torquatus torquatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco torquatus
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1805)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 4 p.56
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Double-toothed Barbet
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Bearded Barbet
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Black-breasted Barbet
Pogonornis rolleti
Banded Barbet
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Vieillot's Barbet
Lybius vieilloti
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Chaplin's Barbet
Lybius chaplini
Red-faced Barbet
Lybius rubrifacies
Black-billed Barbet
Lybius guifsobalito
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