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
Synonyms
  • Barbatula olivacea Shelley, 1880
  • Stactolaema olivacea (Shelley, 1880)
  • Pogoniulus olivaceus (Shelley, 1880)

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.