Black-backed barbet
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The white-faced barbet[3] or black-backed barbet (Pogonornis minor) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat it is normally found in is riverine woodland and forest edges.
Black-backed barbet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Lybiidae |
Genus: | Pogonornis |
Species: | P. minor |
Binomial name | |
Pogonornis minor (Cuvier, 1816) | |
Subspecies[2] | |
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Synonyms | |
Lybius macclounii |
The common name 'white-faced barbet' recently applied to the species Pogonornis macclounii,[3] which has since been relegated to a subspecies of Pogonornis minor.[2]
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