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Sladen's Barbet
Gymnobucco sladeni Ogilvie-Grant, 1907
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sladen's barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets).
It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British collector Major A. G. Sladen.
The Sladen's Barbet is a dark, stocky bird characterized by a distinctive tuft of buff-colored feathers on its forehead. It is typically observed in small groups, frequenting dead trees in lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and secondary growth areas. This species occasionally coexists with the Grey-throated Barbet, and while both species possess dark bills, the unfeathered head of Sladen's Barbet serves as a key identifying feature.
Its vocal repertoire includes nasal, "squeaky toy"-like calls and dry, agitated rattles.
Wikipedia contributors, Sladen's barbet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:46:36.482436+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnobucco sladeni Ogilvie-Grant, 1907
- Name authority
- Ogilvie-Grant, 1907
- Common name
- Sladen's Barbet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Genus
- Gymnobucco
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyLybiidae
- genusGymnobucco Bonaparte, 1850
- speciesGymnobucco sladeni Ogilvie-Grant, 1907
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnobucco. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bristle-nosed BarbetGymnobucco peli Hartlaub, 1857 | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei Hartlaub, 1854 | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naked-faced BarbetGymnobucco calvus (Lafresnaye, 1841) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554196 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HQLQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.