NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Anchieta's Barbet
Stactolaema anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
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
Anchieta's barbet (Stactolaema anchietae) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
It is named after the Portuguese naturalist and explorer José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.
The bird is 17.6–20 cm (6.9–7.9 in) long and weighs 36–54 g (1.3–1.9 oz), making it somewhat small amongst barbets. It is mainly brown, with a large black bill. It has a yellow head, yellow outer wings, and yellow rump.
Wikipedia contributors, Anchieta's barbet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:08:33.331530+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stactolaema anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
- Common name
- Anchieta's Barbet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Genus
- Stactolaema
- 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
- genusStactolaema C. H. T. Marshall & G. F. L. Marshall, 1870
- speciesStactolaema anchietae (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stactolaema. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green BarbetStactolaema olivacea (Shelley, 1880) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii (Shelley, 1893) | 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=554199 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:4ZGGY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.