Kingdom Animalia Order Piciformes Genus Stactolaema Higher classification Stactolaema | Phylum Chordata Family Lybiidae Scientific name Stactolaema whytii Rank Species | |
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Similar White‑eared barbet, Anchieta's barbet, Miombo pied barbet, Naked‑faced barbet, Western tinkerbird | ||
The Whyte's barbet (Stactolaema whytii) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae (African barbets). It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the naturalist Alexander Whyte, who collected in what is now Malawi.
References
Whyte's barbet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA