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Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854) is a animal in the Lybiidae family, order Piciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854) (Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854))
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Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854)

Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854)

Lybius melanopterus, the brown-breasted barbet, is a Lybiidae bird found in five countries of East and Southeast Africa.

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Family
Genus
Lybius
Order
Piciformes
Class
Aves

About Lybius melanopterus (W.Peters, 1854)

Nomenclature and Classification

Lybius melanopterus, originally published by W. Peters in 1854, is a species of bird commonly called the brown-breasted barbet, which is also sometimes classified under the name Pogonornis melanopterus. It belongs to the barbet family Lybiidae.

Geographic Range

This bird is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Photo: (с) Martin Grimm, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Piciformes Lybiidae Lybius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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