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Brown-breasted Barbet

Pogonornis melanopterus
Family
African Barbets
Order
Piciformes
Codes
brbbar1, BBBA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyAfrican Barbets (Lybiidae)
SpeciesPogonornis melanopterus
Codesbrbbar1, BBBA
Identification

The Brown-breasted Barbet (Pogonornis melanopterus) is a member of the African Barbets family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code brbbar1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in African Barbets
Western Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus goffinii
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus purpuratus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Yellow-breasted Barbet
Trachyphonus margaritatus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Brown-breasted Barbet photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pogonornis melanopterus

Family: African Barbets

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: brbbar1