Black-throated barbet
The black-throated barbet (Tricholaema melanocephala) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
| Black-throated barbet | |
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| Black-throated barbet (above), and pied barbet (below); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1891 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Tricholaema |
| Species: | T. melanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholaema melanocephala (Cretzschmar, 1826) | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Tricholaema melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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