Eastern yellow-billed barbet
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| Eastern yellow-billed barbet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Trachylaemus |
| Species: | T. purpuratus
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| Trachylaemus purpuratus | |
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The eastern yellow-billed barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the western yellow-billed barbet.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya.
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- T. p. purpuratus (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851) – southeast Nigeria to Central African Republic, north, central DR Congo and northwest Angola
- T. p. elgonensis Sharpe, 1891 – south Sudan and northeast DR Congo to west Kenya
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Trachylaemus purpuratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725980A94907982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725980A94907982.en. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Jacamars, puffbirds, toucans, barbets, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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