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White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda]
Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda] (= Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus) (de Filippi, F 1853)
The white-headed barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Ramphastidae
Genus:
Lybius
Scientific:
Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Ramphastidae
Genus:
Lybius
Scientific:
Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus
Original description
Citation:
(de Filippi, F 1853)
Reference:
Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl.
(2), 5 p.291
Protonym:
Laimodon leucocephalus
Type locality:
Between 3° and 4° N. lat., White Nile.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13711799
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
408639E674D56C1B
Avibase ID:
avibase-408639E6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/408639E6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 685944
Geographic range:
- Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus: South Sudan to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania; possibly also eastern Central African Republic
- Lybius leucocephalus adamauae: northern Nigeria to southern Chad, western Central African Republic, and northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lybius leucocephalus lynesi: central Tanzania
- Lybius leucocephalus albicauda: southwestern and southern Kenya to northern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda]
German:
Weißkopf-Bartvogel [leucocephalus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Barbudo Cabeciblanco (grupo leucocephalus)
Spanish (Spain):
Barbudo cabeciblanco (grupo leucocephalus)
French:
Barbican à tête blanche [leucocephalus ou albicauda]
Japanese (romaji):
shirogashiragoshikidori (leucocephalus guru-pu)
Japanese:
シロガシラゴシキドリ（leucocephalus グループ）
Dutch:
Witkopbaardvogel (leucocephalus groep)
Norwegian:
hvithodeskjeggfugl (leucocephalus gr.)
Polish:
wąsal białogłowy [gr. leucocephalus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbaças-de-cabeça-branca [grupo leucocephalus]
Russian:
Белоголовая либия [группа leucocephalus]
Slovak:
fuzáň bielohlavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Beloglavi barbet (leucocephalus grupa)
Swedish:
vithuvad barbett [gruppen leucocephalus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda] ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: White-headed Barbet (White-headed) ( Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group]) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Lybius leucocephalus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Barbut capblanc
Czech: vousák bělohlavý
Danish: Hvidhovedet Tandskægfugl
German: Weißkopf-Bartvogel, Weißkopf-Bartvogel [leucocephalus-Gruppe]
English: White-headed Barbet, White-headed Barbet (White-headed), White-headed Barbet [leucocephalus or albicauda]
English, HBW: White-headed Barbet
English (IOC): White-headed Barbet (White-headed)
English (United States): White-headed Barbet (White-headed)
Esperanto: Blankkapa barbulo
Spanish: Barbudo cabeciblanco, Barbudo Cabeciblanco (grupo leucocephalus)
Spanish (Spain): Barbudo cabeciblanco (grupo leucocephalus), Barbudo Cabeciblanco [leucocephalus Group]
Spanish (HBW): White-headed Barbet (White-headed)
Estonian: valgepea-udelind
Finnish: valkopääseppä
French: Barbican à tête blanche, Barbican à tête blanche (à tête blanche), Barbican à tête blanche [leucocephalus or albicauda], Barbican à tête blanche [leucocephalus ou albicauda], Barbican à tête blanche [leucocephalus]
Italian: Barbetto testabianca
Japanese (romaji): shirogashiragoshikidori, shirogashiragoshikidori (leucocephalus guru-pu)
Japanese: シロガシラゴシキドリ, シロガシラゴシキドリ (leucocephalus グループ), シロガシラゴシキドリ（leucocephalus グループ）
Scientific: Laimodon leucocephalus, Lybius leucocephalus, Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus Group], Lybius leucocephalus [leucocephalus or albicauda], Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus
Lithuanian: Baltagalvis libis
Dutch: Witkopbaardvogel, Witkopbaardvogel (leucocephalus groep)
Norwegian: Hvithodeskjeggfugl, hvithodeskjeggfugl (leucocephalus gr.)
Polish: wasal bialoglowy, wąsal białogłowy [gr. leucocephalus]
Portuguese: Barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): barbaças-de-cabeça-branca [grupo leucocephalus]
Russian: Белоголовая либия, Белоголовая либия [группа leucocephalus]
Slovak: fuzáň bielohlavý, fuzáň bielohlavý (skup.)
Serbian: Beloglavi barbet (leucocephalus grupa)
Swedish: Vithuvad barbett, vithuvad barbett [gruppen leucocephalus], vithuvad barbett [leucocephalus Group]
Swahili: Zuwakulu Kichwa-cheupe
Turkish: Ak başlı barbet [leucocephalus grubu]
Chinese: 白头拟鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭擬啄木
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