Green Barbet
Encyclopedia
The Green Barbet is a species of bird
in the Lybiidae
family. It is found in Kenya
, Tanzania
, Malawi
, Mozambique
and South Africa
.
The southern-most race S. o. woodwardi, or Woodward's Barbet, is endemic to Ongoye Forest
in KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa. It is named for its discoverers, the Woodward brothers
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Lybiidae
Lybiidae
The Lybiidae is a bird family containing the African barbets. They were usually united with their American and Asian relatives in the Capitonidae for quite some time, but this has been confirmed to be limited to the main American lineage. There are 42 species ranging from the type genus Lybius of...
family. It is found in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
The southern-most race S. o. woodwardi, or Woodward's Barbet, is endemic to Ongoye Forest
Ongoye Forest
Ongoye Forest is also known as Ngoye Forest or Ngoya Forest. It is situated on a granite ridge; inland from the town of Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-History:...
in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa. It is named for its discoverers, the Woodward brothers
Woodward brothers
The Woodward brothers were Richard Blake and John Deverell Stewart Woodward , who were English missionaries and ornithologists. They were born in Bathford, England to Richard and Mary Woodward...
.
Races
- S. o. olivacea, Kenya and Tanzania
- S. o. howelli, central Tanzania
- S. o. hylophona, the Ngarama, Rondo (where common) and possibly Mitundumbea forest reserves of coastal Tanzania
- S. o. rungweensis, Tanzania and Malawi
- S. o. belcheri, Mt ThyoloThyoloThyolo is a town located in the Southern Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Thyolo District. The current President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, was born in Thyolo.Economy...
in Malawi and Mt NamuliMount NamuliMount Namuli is the highest peak in the Zambezia Province of Mozambique. With 2,419 metre it is the second highest mountain of Mozambique behind the Monte Binga. The Namuli massif consists of a level plateau which rises 700 to 800 metre. The granite dome of the Namuli rises 1,600 metre above the...
in Mozambique - S. o. woodwardi, OngoyeOngoye ForestOngoye Forest is also known as Ngoye Forest or Ngoya Forest. It is situated on a granite ridge; inland from the town of Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-History:...
, South Africa