Whyte's barbet (Stactolaema whytii) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae (African barbets). It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Stactolaema |
| Species: | S. whytii
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| Stactolaema whytii (Shelley, 1893)
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The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the naturalist Alexander Whyte, who collected in what is now Malawi.[2]
The bird is 18–20.4 cm (7.1-8.0 inches) long and weighs 51-63 grams (1.8-2.2 ounces). It is mainly brownish with a large black bill, head, and tail. The bird has a white malar mark, wings, and tail. There is also a small red spot under the malar mark.
Subspecies edit
Stactolaema whytii includes the following subspecies:[3]
- S. w. buttoni - (White, CMN, 1945)
- S. w. stresemanni - (Grote, 1934)
- S. w. terminata - (Clancey, 1956)
- S. w. angoniensis - (Benson, 1964)
- S. w. whytii - (Shelley, 1893)
- S. w. sowerbyi - Sharpe, 1898
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Stactolaema whytii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681728A92917172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681728A92917172.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 366.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
External links edit
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- Whyte's barbet - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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