Green barbet
| Green barbet | |
|---|---|
| The nominate race in Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolybia Clancey, 1979 |
| Species: | C. olivacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolybia olivacea (Shelley, 1880) | |
| ● C. o. olivacea ● S. o. uluguruensis ● C. o. rungweensis ● S. o. howelli ● C. o. hylophona ● S. o. belcheri ● C. o. woodwardi | |
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The green barbet (Cryptolybia olivacea) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. It occurs in forests from sea level to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). Its isolated populations are vulnerable to forest clearing.