Stactolaema

Stactolaema
White-eared barbet, Stactolaema leucotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Stactolaema
Marshall & Marshall, 1870
Species

Stactolaema anchietae
Stactolaema leucotis
Stactolaema olivacea
Stactolaema whytii

Stactolaema is a bird genus in the African barbet family (Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.

The genus contains three species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Stactolaema leucotis White-eared barbet Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Stactolaema anchietae Anchieta's barbet Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
Stactolaema whytii Whyte's barbet Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.


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