Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalusCabanis, JL, 1878
English (US) Red-and-yellow Barbet
The Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) 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
- Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-and-yellow Barbet
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Trachyphonus erythrocephalus shelleyi
- Trachyphonus erythrocephalus versicolor
- Trachyphonus erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1878
- Type locality
- Ukamba, Kitui, Kenya Colony.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 26, no.142 p.206,241 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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