D'Arnaud's Barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii)

About D'Arnaud's Barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
• Family: African Barbets

D'Arnaud's barbet is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Four geographical races have been recorded. The 2021 taxonomic update to the IOC World Bird List upgraded the usambiro subspecies to species status as Usambiro barbet / Trachyphonus usambiro.