The bristle-nosed barbet (Gymnobucco peli) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans).

Bristle-nosed barbet
G. peli in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Gymnobucco
Species:
G. peli
Binomial name
Gymnobucco peli
Hartlaub, 1857
2 Bristle-nosed Barbets, one flying

Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea (on either side of the Dahomey Gap), from eastern Sierra Leone to far northwestern Angola.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gymnobucco peli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681699A92916597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681699A92916597.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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