Stactolaema
Encyclopedia
Stactolaema is a bird
genus
in the African barbet family
(Lybiidae
) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the African barbet family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Lybiidae
Lybiidae
The Lybiidae is a bird family containing the African barbets. They were usually united with their American and Asian relatives in the Capitonidae for quite some time, but this has been confirmed to be limited to the main American lineage. There are 42 species ranging from the type genus Lybius of...
) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.
It contains the following species:
- White-eared BarbetWhite-eared BarbetThe White-eared Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
, Stactolaema leucotis - Anchieta's BarbetAnchieta's BarbetThe Anchieta's Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
, Stactolaema anchietae - Whyte's BarbetWhyte's BarbetThe Whyte's Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
, Stactolaema whytii - Green BarbetGreen BarbetThe Green Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa....
, Stactolaema olivacea