Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus purpuratus(Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
English (US) Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
The Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) 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
- Trachylaemus purpuratus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Trachylaemus purpuratus purpuratus
- Trachylaemus purpuratus elgonensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trachyphonus lurpuratus (sic: purpuratus)
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
- Type locality
- Gaboon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 3 p.260
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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