Whyte's Barbet (Stactolaema whytii)

Other Names (World)
Whyte's Barbet, Sowerby's Barbet (sowerbyi)

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1893)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From 750 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A soft 'coo', repeated 5 - 35 times. Faster and slightly higer-pitched than Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Whyte's Barbet (Stactolaema whytii) [XC594972]
by id from Northwood, Harare, Zimbabwe (uncertain)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae).

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

whytii (Shelley, 1893) - South-central Tanzania to Mozambique and south-eastern Malawi.
stresemanni (Grote, 1934) - South-western corner of Tanzania and adjacent north-eastern Zambia.
terminata (Clancey, 1956) - Highlands around Iringa, in southern Tanzania.
angoniensis (Benson, 1964) - Eastern Zambia to south-western Malawi.
sowerbyi Sharpe, 1898 - Eastern Zimbabwe to extreme southern Malawi. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sowerby's Barbet (Stactolaema sowerbyi).
buttoni (White, CMN, 1945) - North-central Zambia; almost certainly also extreme southern Zaire.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Whytes Barbet (Stactolaema whytii) - 10 files

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