Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
English (US) Black-throated Barbet
The Black-throated Barbet (Tricholaema melanocephala) 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 melanocephala
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Barbet
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tricholaema melanocephala melanocephala
- Tricholaema melanocephala blandi
- Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax
- Tricholaema melanocephala flavibuccalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pogonias melanocephala
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
- Type locality
- Kordofan and Sennar, = Ethiopia? cj. Sclater and Mack worth- Praed, Ibis, 1919, p. 637.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.41 pl.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family African Barbets
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Miombo Pied Barbet
Tricholaema frontata
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Brown-breasted Barbet
Pogonornis melanopterus
Black-backed Barbet
Pogonornis minor
Double-toothed Barbet
Pogonornis bidentatus
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubius
Black-breasted Barbet
Pogonornis rolleti
Banded Barbet
Lybius undatus
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