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Sladen's barbet

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Piciformes

Genus
  
Gymnobucco

Higher classification
  
Gymnobucco

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Lybiidae

Scientific name
  
Gymnobucco sladeni

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Anchieta's barbet, Miombo pied barbet, Naked‑faced barbet, White‑chested tinkerbird, Western tinkerbird

The Sladen's barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British collector Major A. G. Sladen.

References

Sladen's barbet Wikipedia