Anchieta's barbet

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

Anchieta's barbet
Scientific classification
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)

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
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Stactolaema anchietae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.

https://www.hbw.com/species/anchietas-barbet-stactolaema-anchietae


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