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White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis
Family
African Barbets
Order
Piciformes
Codes
whebar1, WELB, WEBA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyAfrican Barbets (Lybiidae)
SpeciesStactolaema leucotis
Codeswhebar1, WELB, WEBA
Identification

The White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) 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 whebar1 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
White-eared Barbet photo
(c) Johan van Rensburg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Stactolaema leucotis

Family: African Barbets

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: whebar1