Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) [XC704572]
by Peter Boesman from For\u00eat class\u00e9e du Mont Tonkoui, Man, Montagnes District, Ivory Coast (call)
Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus) [XC641611]
by Mike Nelson from Parc National de la For\u00eat du Banco, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (alarm call)
Subspecies
Apparently related rather closely to Sladen's Barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) and Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli). Birds from Mt Cameroon south to Gabon formerly separated from nominate, as subspecies major.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
calvus (Lafresnaye, 1841) - Sierra Leone east to Cameroon and Gabon.
congicus Chapin, 1932 - Western Congo (Brazzaville) and western Zaire south to north-western Angola.
vernayi Boulton, 1931 - West-central Angolan uplands. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pale-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco vernayi).