Trachylaemus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Subfamily: | Trachyphoninae |
| Genus: | Trachylaemus Reichenow, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Trachyphonus purpuratus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851
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Trachylaemus is a genus of birds in the African barbet family (Lybiidae). The genus is closely related to the genus Trachyphonus.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Trachylaemus was introduced in 1891 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow.[1] The name combines Ancient Greek τραχυς/trakhus meaning "rough" or "shaggy" with λαιμος/laimos meaning "throat".[2] Reichenow subsequently designated the type species as Trachyphonus purpuratus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851, the eastern yellow-billed barbet.[3][4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Western yellow-billed barbet | Trachylaemus goffinii | Sierra Leone to southwest Nigeria | |
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Eastern yellow-billed barbet | Trachylaemus purpuratus | southeast Nigeria to west Kenya |
These two species were formerly placed in the genus Trachyphonus.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Reichenow, Anton (1892). "Zur Vogelfauna von Kamerun. Erster Nachtrag". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 40 (published 1891): 129-134 [131].
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Trachylaemus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Reichenow, Anton (1902–1903). Die Vögel Afrikas (in German). Vol. 2. Neudamm [Dębno]: J. Neumann (published 1903). p. 159.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 60.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Jacamars, puffbirds, toucans, barbets, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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