Anchieta's barbet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Stactolaema
Species:
S. anchietae
Binomial name
Stactolaema anchietae
Subspecies[2]
  • S. a. katangae - (Vincent, 1934)
  • S. a. anchietae - (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
  • S. a. rex - (Neumann, 1908)

Anchieta's barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.

It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.

It is named after the Portuguese naturalist and explorer José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.

The bird is 17.6–20 cm (6.9-7.9 inches) long and weighs 36-54 grams (1.3-1.9 ounces), making it somewhat small amongst barbets. It is mainly brown, with a large black bill. It has a yellow head, yellow outer wings, and yellow rump.

Illustration by Keulemans

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Stactolaema anchietae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681724A92916992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681724A92916992.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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