#lybius

[herpsandbirds]

Black-collared Barbets (Lybius torquatus), red phase and yellow phase (rare), family Lybiidae, order Piciformes, South Africa

photograph by Ray Coombes

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[2996/11080] Double-toothed barbet - Lybius bidentatus

Note: Clements places this bird in the genus Pogonornis.

Order: Piciformes Suborder: Pici Family: Lybiidae (african barbets)

Photo credit: David Pavlik via Macaulay Library

[snototter]

A bearded barbet (Lybius dubius) in Makasutu, Gambia

by Gary Faulkner

[best-bird-tournament]

Lybius barbet

Which is the best bird?

Banded barbet

Vieillot's barbet

White-headed barbet

Chaplin's barbet

Red-faced barbet

Black-billed barbet

Black-collared barbet

Voting ended onMay 11, 2025

[hello-birdies]

Lybius vieilloti by Dirk van Mourik

[herpsandbirds]

Black-collared Barbets (Lybius torquatus), red phase and yellow phase (rare), family Lybiidae, order Piciformes, South Africa

photograph by Ray Coombes

[herpsandbirds]

Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius), family Lybiidae, order Piciformes, found in West Africa

Photograph by Kow Hao Rui

[herpsandbirds]

Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius), family Lybiidae, West Africa

Photograph by Postdlf