About African Barbets

Overview

The African Barbets are a family of birds (Latin: Lybiidae) within the order Woodpeckers and Allies. Worldwide the family includes about 10 genera and 44 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Africa. Notable genera include Pogoniulus, Lybius, Tricholaema. Piciformes are a large order of 444 species including the woodpeckers, barbets, toucans, honeyguides and jacamars, found chiefly in forests worldwide, except Australasia and Antarctica.

Classification

Family: Lybiidae (African Barbets); Order: Woodpeckers and Allies; about 10 genera and 44 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Africa.