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Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii
Family
African Barbets
Order
Piciformes
Codes
crebar1, CRBA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyAfrican Barbets (Lybiidae)
SpeciesTrachyphonus vaillantii
Codescrebar1, CRBA
Identification

The Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) 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 crebar1 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
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Yellow-breasted Barbet
Trachyphonus margaritatus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Green Barbet
Cryptolybia olivacea
Crested Barbet photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Trachyphonus vaillantii

Family: African Barbets

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: crebar1