White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) White-eared Barbet
The White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) 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
- Stactolaema leucotis
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-eared Barbet
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Stactolaema leucotis kilimensis
- Stactolaema leucotis leucogrammica
- Stactolaema leucotis leucotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Megalaema leucotis
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- Lower Caifraria i.e. Natal.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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