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Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas
Family
African Barbets
Order
Piciformes
Codes
piebar1, APBA, PIBA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyAfrican Barbets (Lybiidae)
SpeciesTricholaema leucomelas
Codespiebar1, APBA, PIBA
Identification

The Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) 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 piebar1 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
Pied Barbet photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tricholaema leucomelas

Family: African Barbets

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: piebar1