| Bearded barbet | |
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| Bearded barbet at Denver Zoo, Colorado | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Pogonornis |
| Species: | P. dubius
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| Binomial name | |
| Pogonornis dubius (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lybius dubius | |
The bearded barbet (Pogonornis dubius) is an African barbet. Barbets are birds with a worldwide tropical distribution, although New World and Old World barbets are placed in different families. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pogonornis dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681865A92923694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681865A92923694.en. Retrieved 4 December 2023.