Kingdom Animalia Order Piciformes Genus Gymnobucco Higher classification Gymnobucco | Phylum Chordata Family Lybiidae Scientific name Gymnobucco peli Rank Species | |
Similar Naked‑faced barbet, Red‑rumped tinkerbird, Yellow‑throated tinkerbird, Grey‑throated barbet, Anchieta's barbet | ||
The bristle-nosed barbet (Gymnobucco peli) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets). It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans).
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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