NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Banded Barbet
Lybius undatus (Rüppell, 1837)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The banded barbet (Lybius undatus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The little-known banded barbet is very widely distributed throughout Ethiopia between 300 and 2400 metres (1000–8000 feet). Although the numbers and abundance of this species have not been determined, it seems to vary from being uncommon in the north-west and cast to locally common elsewhere in the country, living singly or in pairs in trees near water.
Wikipedia contributors, Banded barbet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:13:59.763120+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lybius undatus (Rüppell, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Rüppell, 1837)
- Common name
- Banded Barbet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Genus
- Lybius
- 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
- genusLybius Hermann, 1783
- speciesLybius undatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lybius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito Hermann, 1783 | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-breasted BarbetLybius melanopterus (W. Peters, 1854) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-breasted BarbetLybius rolleti (de Filippi, 1853) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chaplin's BarbetLybius chaplini S. Clarke, 1920 | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bearded BarbetLybius dubius (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-backed BarbetLybius minor (Cuvier, 1816) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifacies (Reichenow, 1892) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vieillot's BarbetLybius vieilloti (Leach, 1815) | 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=554228 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.
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:3WHSL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.