Welcome Guest

White-headed Barbet

Lybius 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




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Ramphastidae
Genus:
   Lybius
Scientific:
  Lybius leucocephalus

Original description

Citation:
  (de Filippi, F 1853)

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, t.5 p.291

Protonym:
  Laimodon leucocephalus

Type locality:
  Between 3° and 4° N. lat., White Nile.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48709#page/313/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BCA0F974B09C6A32

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BCA0F974

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BCA0F974

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554230

Geographic range:

  • Lybius leucocephalus: disjunctly in lowland to submontane open woodland, riparian trees, and brush with trees, from northern Nigeria and southern Chad eastward to South Sudan and western Kenya, and southward to central Tanzania, and of southwestern Angola highlands
  • 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
  • Lybius leucocephalus senex: highlands of central and south-central Kenya
  • Lybius leucocephalus leucogaster: highlands of southwestern Angola
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
White-headed Barbet
Afrikaans:
Witkophoutkapper
Bulgarian:
Белоглава брадатка
Bengali:
ধরাভাথা ফ঳ে
Catalan:
Barbut capblanc
Czech:
vousák bělohlavý
Danish:
Hvidhovedet Tandskægfugl
German:
Weißkopf-Bartvogel
Esperanto:
blankakapa barbulo
Spanish:
Barbudo Cabeciblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Barbudo Cabeciblanco
Estonian:
valgepea-udelind
Finnish:
valkopääseppä
French:
Barbican à tête blanche
Croatian:
bjeloglavi barbet
Italian:
Barbetto testabianca
Japanese (romaji):
shirogashiragoshikidori
Japanese:
シロガシラゴシキドリ
Lithuanian:
Baltagalvis libis
Dutch:
Witkopbaardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithovudskjeggfugl
Norwegian:
Hvithodeskjeggfugl
Polish:
wąsal białogłowy
Portuguese:
Barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Russian:
Белоголовая либия
Slovak:
fuzáň bielohlavý
Serbian:
Beloglavi barbet
Swedish:
vithuvad barbett
Turkish:
Ak başlı barbet
Ukrainian:
Лібія білолоба
Chinese:
斑拟啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白頭擬啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Barbican à tête blanche ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Barbican à tête blanche ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lybius leucocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lybius leucocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lybius leucocephalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-headed Barbet ( Lybius leucocephalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lybius leucocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lybius leucocephalus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Witkophoutkapper
Bulgarian: Белоглава брадатка
Bengali: ধরাভাথা ফ঳ে
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāmāthā basanta*
Catalan: Barbut capblanc
Czech: Vousák belohlavý, vousák bělohlavý
Danish: Hvidhovedet Tandskægfugl
German: Weißkopf-Bartvogel
English: White headed Barbet, White-headed Barbet
English (Avilist): White-headed Barbet
English, HBW: White-headed/Brown-and-white/White-bellied Barbet
English (IOC): White-headed Barbet
English (Kenya): White-headed Barbet
English (United States): White-headed Barbet
Esperanto: blankakapa barbulo, Blankkapa barbulo
Spanish: Barbudo Cabeciblanco, Barbudo de Cabeza Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Barbudo Cabeciblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-headed Barbet
Estonian: valgepea-udelind
Finnish: Valkopääseppä
French: Barbican à tête blanche, Barbu à tête blanche
French (Guyane): Barbican à tête blanche
Croatian: bjeloglavi barbet
Italian: Barbetto testabianca, Barbuto testabianca
Japanese (romaji): shirogashiragoshikidori
Japanese: シロガシラゴシキドリ
Scientific: Laimodon leucocephalus, Lybius leucocephalas, Lybius leucocephalus, Lybius leucocephalus leucocephalus
Lithuanian: Baltagalvis libis
Dutch: Witkopbaardvogel, Witkop-baardvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithovudskjeggfugl
Norwegian: Hvithodeskjeggfugl
Polish: wasal bialoglowy, wąsal białogłowy
Portuguese: Barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Angola): Barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): barbaças-de-cabeça-branca
Russian: Белоголовая либия
Slovak: Fuzáň bielohlavý
Serbian: Beloglavi barbet
Swedish: Vithuvad barbett
Swahili: Zuwakulu Kichwa-cheupe
Turkish: Ak başlı barbet
Ukrainian: Лібія білолоба
Chinese: 斑拟啄木, 斑拟啄木鸟, 白头拟鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭擬啄木

Avibase has been visited 504,132,293 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy