Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis] (White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis])

White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis]

Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis] (= Stactolaema leucotis leucotis) (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

The white-eared barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae . It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Ramphastidae
Genus:
   Stactolaema
Scientific:
  Stactolaema leucotis leucotis

Original description

Citation:
(Sundevall, CJ 1850)

Reference:
Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.109

Protonym:
Megalaema leucotis

Type locality:
Lower Caifraria i.e. Natal.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/119/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C1B352F18E390A50

Avibase ID:
avibase-C1B352F1

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1B352F1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 685884

Geographic range:

Stactolaema leucotis leucotis: Malawi and Mozambique southward to Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal
Stactolaema leucotis kilimensis: locally in highlands of central Kenya to northeastern Tanzania

Source: Clements checklist

English:
White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis]
German:
Weißohr-Bartvogel (leucotis/kilimensis)
Spanish:
Barbudo Orejiblanco Común (leucotis/kilimensis)
Spanish (Spain):
Barbudo orejiblanco común (leucotis/kilimensis)
French:
Barbican oreillard [leucotis ou kilimensis]
Icelandic:
Bartskeggi (leucotis/kilimensis)
Japanese (romaji):
mimijirogoshikidori (leucotis/kilimensis)
Japanese:
ミミジロゴシキドリ（leucotis／kilimensis）
Norwegian:
hvitbrynskjeggfugl (leucotis/kilimensis)
Polish:
brodacznik białouchy (leucotis/kilimensis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbaças-d'orelhas-brancas (leucotis/kilimensis)
Russian:
Белоухая либия (leucotis/kilimensis)
Slovak:
fuzáň bielosluchý (skup.)
Swedish:
vitörad barbett (leucotis/kilimensis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis] ( Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: White-eared Barbet (White-eared) ( Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-eared Barbet ( Stactolaema leucotis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Stactolaema leucotis

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Afrikaans: Witoorhoutkapper (Witoor)
Catalan: Barbut d'orelles blanques
German: Weißohr-Bartvogel, Weißohr-Bartvogel (leucotis/kilimensis)
English: White-eared Barbet, White-eared Barbet (White-eared), White-eared Barbet [leucotis or kilimensis]
English, HBW: White-eared Barbet
English (IOC): White-eared Barbet (White-eared)
English (United States): White-eared Barbet (White-eared)
Spanish: Barbudo de Orejas Blancas, Barbudo orejiblanco común, Barbudo Orejiblanco Común (leucotis/kilimensis)
Spanish (Spain): Barbudo orejiblanco común (leucotis/kilimensis)
French: Barbican oreillard, Barbican oreillard [leucotis or kilimensis], Barbican oreillard [leucotis ou kilimensis]
Icelandic: Bartskeggi (leucotis/kilimensis)
Italian: Barbetto dai sopraccigli
Japanese (romaji): mimijirogoshikidori (leucotis/kilimensis)
Japanese: ミミジロゴシキドリ (leucotis/kilimensis), ミミジロゴシキドリ（leucotis／kilimensis）
Scientific: Megalaema leucotis, Stactolaema leucotis, Stactolaema leucotis [leucotis or kilimensis], Stactolaema leucotis leucotis, Stactolaema leucotis leucotis/kilimensis
Norwegian: hvitbrynskjeggfugl (leucotis/kilimensis)
Polish: brodacznik białouchy (leucotis/kilimensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): barbaças-d'orelhas-brancas (leucotis/kilimensis)
Russian: Белоухая либия (leucotis/kilimensis)
Slovak: fuzáň bielosluchý (skup.)
Swedish: vitörad barbett (leucotis/kilimensis)
Turkish: Ak kulaklı barbet (leucotis/kilimensis)