Lybius
Lybius is a genus of African barbets from the family Lybiidae (formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae). This genus ranges across sub-Saharan Africa.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyLybiidae
Vogels Lybius is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie van de Afrikaanse baardvogels. Het is het grootste geslacht en de soorten komen voor in Sub-Sahara Afrika. Soorten Het geslacht kent de volgende soorten:[1] Lybius bidentatus (dubbeltandbaardvogel) Lybius chaplini (Chaplins baardvogel) Lybius dubius (zwartbandbaardvogel) Lybius guifsobalito (rood-zwarte baardvogel) Lybius leucocephalus (witkopbaardvogel) Lybius melanopterus (bruinborstbaardvogel) Lybius minor (roodbuikbaardvogel) Lybius rolleti (zwartborstbaardvogel) Lybius rubrifacies (roodwangbaardvogel) Lybius torquatus (zwarthalsbaardvogel) Lybius undatus (gebandeerde baardvogel) Lybius vieilloti (rood-gele baardvogel) Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2016). IOC World Bird Names (version 6.1). (en)
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Lybius is a genus of African barbets from the family Lybiidae (formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae). This genus ranges across sub-Saharan Africa.
==Description== The Lybius species are usually about long, plump-looking, with large heads, and their heavy bill is fringed with bristles. Almost all species in this genus are characterized by their red feathers on the head or around the eyes, but there is a great variety of morphology in this genus. There are barbets like the white-headed barbet that have no red on the head at all, and species like the double-toothed barbet with all red feathers on the ventral side of the body and head, but with only black on the dorsal side. Pretty much all species in this genus have striking plumage, consisting of red, black, yellow or white colors. These are also mainly solitary birds that eat fruit, insects and small vertebrates like lizards.