page_title: List of birds of Malawi
section_title: African barbets
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Malawi / African barbets
caption_attribution_description: Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus), Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malawi. The avifauna of Malawi include a total of 684 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 21 species are globally threatened. 1 species is endemic.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malawi.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
  Accidental - a rarely occurring species in Malawi
  Endemic - a species endemic to Malawi
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malawi as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Malawi although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Piciformes   Family: Lybiidae
  The African barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.
  Crested barbet, Trachyphonus vaillantii
  White-eared barbet, Stactolaema leucotis
  Whyte's barbet, Stactolaema whytii
  Green barbet, Stactolaema olivacea
  Green tinkerbird, Pogoniulus simplex
  Moustached tinkerbird, Pogoniulus leucomystax
  Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus
  Yellow-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus
  Miombo barbet, Tricholaema frontata
  Black-collared barbet, Lybius torquatus
  Brown-breasted barbet, Lybius melanopterus
  Black-backed barbet, Lybius minor
caption: Black-collared barbet, a widespread and common resident
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