Whyte's barbet

Whyte's barbet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Stactolaema
Species:
S. whytii
Binomial name
Stactolaema whytii
(Shelley, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Stactolaema sowerbyi

Whyte's barbet (Stactolaema whytii) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae (African barbets). It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the naturalist Alexander Whyte, who collected in what is now Malawi.[2]

The bird is 18–20.4 cm (7.1-8.0 inches) long and weighs 51-63 grams (1.8-2.2 ounces). It is mainly brownish with a large black bill, head, and tail. The bird has a white malar mark, wings, and tail. There is also a small red spot under the malar mark.

Subspecies

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Stactolaema whytii includes the following subspecies:[3]

  • S. w. buttoni - (White, CMN, 1945)
  • S. w. stresemanni - (Grote, 1934)
  • S. w. terminata - (Clancey, 1956)
  • S. w. angoniensis - (Benson, 1964)
  • S. w. whytii - (Shelley, 1893)
  • S. w. sowerbyi - Sharpe, 1898

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Stactolaema whytii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681728A92917172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681728A92917172.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 366.
  3. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
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