Capitonidae

The family of the capitonidés (or Capitonidae ) includes/understands the Barbican S, Barbion S, bearded S and Cabézon S. They are robust arboricolous birds, of small size to moderately large (9 to 35 cm), with the strong nozzle and the sharp-edged nails. One finds them in all the tropical areas, with greatest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa. They live in the raised forests, zones and the undergrowth.

Capitonidés are subdivided in 6 subfamilies, the first 2 African, 2 the following Asian ones and the 2 South American last:

Subfamily of the Trachyphoninae

• kind Trachylaemus
• purple Barbican - Trachylaemus purpuratus (J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851) - Yellow-billed Barbet
• Barbican promépic - Trachyphonus vaillantii Ranzani, 1821 - Crested Barbet
• Barbican with red head - Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Cabanis, 1878 - Red-and-Yellow Barbet
• Barbican beaded - Trachyphonus margaritatus (Cretzschmar, 1828) - Yellow-breasted Barbet
• Barbican d' Arnaud - Trachyphonus darnaudii (Prevost & Of the Walls, 1847) - D' Arnaud' S Barbet

Subfamily of the Lybiinae

• kind Gymnobucco
• Barbican with gray throat - Gymnobucco bonapartei - Grey-throated Barbet
• Barbican de Sladen - Gymnobucco sladeni - Sladen' S Barbet
• Barbican with emplumées nostrils - Gymnobucco peli - Bristle-nosed Barbet
• Barbican bald person - Gymnobucco calvus - Naked-faced Barbet
• kind Stactolaema
• Barbican oreillard - Stactolaema leucotis - White-eared Barbet
• Barbican de Whyte - Stactolaema whytii - Whyte' S Barbet
• Barbican with yellow head - Stactolaema anchietae - Anchieta' S Barbet spaniel
• Barbican olivâtre - Stactolaema olivacea - Green Barbet
• kind Pogoniulus
• grivelé Barbion - Pogoniulus scolopaceus - Speckled Tinkerbird
• green Barbion - Pogoniulus simplex - Eastern Green Tinkerbird
• Barbion with moustache - Pogoniulus leucomystax - Moustached Green Tinkerbird
• mountain Barbion - Pogoniulus coryphaeus - Western Green Tinkerbird
• Barbion with red tail - Pogoniulus atroflavus - Red-rumped Tinkerbird
• Barbion with yellow throat - Pogoniulus subsulphureus - Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
• Barbion with yellow tail - Pogoniulus bilineatus - Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
• Barbion with red face - Pogoniulus pusillus - Red-fronted Tinkerbird
• Barbion with yellow face - Pogoniulus chrysoconus - Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
• kind Buccanodon
• Barbican with yellow spots, Buccanodon duchaillui - Yellow-spotted Barbet
• kind Tricholaema
• Barbican roughcast - Tricholaema hirsutua - Hairy-breasted Barbet
• Barbican with diadem - Tricholaema diademata - Red-fronted Barbet
• Barbican of Miombo - Tricholaema frontata - Miombo Foot Barbet
• black and white Barbican - Tricholaema leucomelas - Acacia Foot Barbet
• funeral Barbican - Tricholaema lacrimosa - Spot-flanked Barbet
• Barbican with black head - Tricholaema melanocephala - Black-throated Barbet
• kind Lybius
• Barbican barred - Lybius undatus - Banded Barbet
• Barbican de Vieillot - Lybius vieilloti - Vieillot' S Barbet
• Barbican with white head - Lybius leucocephalus - White-headed Barbet
• Barbican de Chaplin - Lybius chaplini - Chaplin' S Barbet
• Barbican with red face - Lybius rubrifacies - Red-faced Barbet
• Barbican guifsobalito - Lybius guifsobalito - Black-billed Barbet
• Barbican with collar - Lybius torquatus - Black-collared Barbet
• Barbican with brown chest - Lybius melanopterus - Brown-breasted Barbet
• Barbican de Levaillant - Lybius minor - Black-backed Barbet
• bidentate Barbican - Lybius bidentatus , Double-toothed Barbet
• Barbican with red chest - Lybius dubius - Bearded Barbet
• Barbican with black chest - Lybius rolleti - Black-breasted Barbet

Subfamily of the Calorhamphinae

• kind Bearded Calorhamphus
• fuliginous - Calorhamphus fuliginosus (Temminck, 1830) - Brown Barbet

Subfamily of the Megalaimatinae

• kind Bearded Psilopogon
• with collar - Psilopogon pyrolophus - Fire-tufted Barbet
• kind Megalaima
• Bearded giant - Megalaima virens - Great Bearded Barbet
• with red belly - Megalaima lagrandieri - Red-vented Bearded Barbet
• with brown head - Megalaima zeylanica - Brown-headed Bearded Barbet
• striped - Megalaima lineata - Lineated Barbet
• Bearded green - Megalaima viridis - White-cheeked Bearded Barbet
• grivelé - Megalaima faiostricta - Green-eared Bearded Barbet
• corbin - Megalaima corvina - Brown-throated Bearded Barbet
• with yellow cheeks - Megalaima chrysopogon - Gold-whiskered Bearded Barbet
• variegated - Megalaima rafflesii - Red-crowned Barbet
• Bearded harlequin - Megalaima mystacophanos - Red-throated Bearded Barbet
• of Java - Megalaima javensis - Black-banded Bearded Barbet
• with gold face - Megalaima will flavifrons - Yellow-fronted Barbet
• Barbu the Franklin one - Megalaima franklinii - Golden-throated Barbet
• Malayan Barbu - Megalaima oorti - Black-browed Barbet
• Barbu with blue throat - Megalaima asiatica - Blue-throated Barbet
• Barbu of Hume - Megalaima incognita - Moustached Barbet
• Bearded mountain dweller - Megalaima monticola - Mountain Bearded Barbet
• with yellow eyebrows - Megalaima henricii - Yellow-crowned Barbet
• Bearded concern-collar - Megalaima armillaris - Flame-fronted elegant Barbet
• Bearded - Megalaima pulcherrima - Golden-naped Bearded Barbet
• with blue cap - Megalaima australis - Blue-eared Bearded Barbet
• with black throat - Megalaima eximia - Bornean Bearded Barbet
• with red crown - Megalaima rubricapillus - Crimson-throated Bearded Barbet
• with red drill plate - Megalaima haemacephala - Coppersmith Barbet