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Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805)
Lybiidae — African Barbets
Black-collared Barbet, Lybius torquatus, is a bird of southern and south-eastern Africa in the family Lybiidae. It was described by Dumont in 1805. Its breeding range lies in Africa, in the south-central and south-eastern parts of the continent. The bird is known for the striking dark band around the neck that gives it its name. It belongs to the African barbets and is placed in the order Piciformes. Its range includes a broad belt across the region, with the southernmost form reaching from eastern Botswana to Eswatini and the Eastern Cape.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae — African Barbets
- Breeding range
- Africa: sc, se
