Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantiiRanzani, C, 1821
English (US) Crested Barbet
The Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) 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 vaillantii
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Barbet
- Described by
- Ranzani, C, 1821
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Trachyphonus vaillantii suahelicus
- Trachyphonus vaillantii vaillantii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trachyphonus Vaillantii
- Described by
- Ranzani, C, 1821
- Type locality
- South Africa ex LeVaillant = southeastern Cape Province, fide Vincent, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI, 55, 1935, p. 94.)
- Original description
- Elementi di Zoologia 3, pt.2 p.159
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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