Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata(Heuglin, MT, 1861)
English (US) Red-fronted Barbet
The Red-fronted Barbet (Tricholaema diademata) 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
- Tricholaema diademata
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-fronted Barbet
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tricholaema diademata diademata
- Tricholaema diademata massaica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pogonorhynchus diadematus
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1861)
- Type locality
- Steppes of the Kitsch Negros between lat. 7° and 8° N., upper White Nile.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.3, no.10 p.124,126 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pogoniulus pusillus
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Hairy-breasted Barbet
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Acacia Pied Barbet
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Spot-flanked Barbet
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Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Brown-breasted Barbet
Pogonornis melanopterus
Black-backed Barbet
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