Black-Backed Barbet
Lybius minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusLybius (Typical African Barbets)
- SpeciesLybius minor (Black-Backed Barbet)
The white-faced barbet or black-backed barbet (Pogonornis minor) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat it is normally found in is riverine woodland and forest edges. The common name 'white-faced barbet' recently applied to the species Pogonornis macclounii, which has since been relegated to a subspecies of Pogonornis minor. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-Backed Barbet at Mana Pools National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |