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Black-collared barbet

Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 51.7 g to 59 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-collared barbet

Weight
51.7 g – 59 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.2 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-collared barbet live?

Not recorded

What is the black-collared barbet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Indigenous names include Rooikophoutkapper in Afrikaans, isiKhulukhulu and isiQonQotho in Zulu, and Isinagogo in Xhosa.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-collared barbet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-collared_barbet&oldid=1358784071), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-collared barbet endangered?

The black-collared barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-collared barbet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyLybiidae
  6. genusLybius
  7. SpeciesLybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805)

Synonyms Bucco torquatus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BCBAEnglish
  • JaapvoëlAfrikaans
  • RooikophoutkapperAfrikaans
  • بربيت أسود الطوقArabic
  • barbut de collarCatalan
  • vousák obojkovýCzech
  • vousáček obojkovýCzech
  • Båndet TandskægfuglDanish
  • HalsbandbartvogelGerman
  • Halsband-BartvogelGerman
  • HalsbandbärtlingGerman
  • SchwarznackenbartvogelGerman
  • nigrakoluma barbuloEsperanto
  • Barbudo acollaradoSpanish
  • krae-udelindEstonian
  • mustavyöseppäFinnish
  • Barbican à collierFrench
  • ogrličasti barbetCroatian
  • Barbetto dal collareItalian
  • クビワゴシキドリJapanese
  • apykaklėtasis libisLithuanian
  • ZwarthalsbaardvogelDutch
  • krageskjeggfuglNorwegian
  • wąsal obrożnyPolish
  • barbaças-de-colarPortuguese
  • barbaças-de-colar-pretoPortuguese
  • Ошейниковая либияRussian
  • fuzáň kapucňovýSlovak
  • Žutotrbi barbetSerbian
  • svartkragad barbettSwedish
  • Kara Kolyeli BarbetTurkish
  • KopaopeTswana
  • лібія чорношияUkrainian
  • 黑領擬啄木Chinese
  • 黑领拟啄木鸟Chinese
  • isiQonqothoZulu
  • isiKhulukhuluZulu

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-collared barbet

Other species in the same genus Lybius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-collared barbet?

An adult black-collared barbet weighs 51.7 g – 59 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-collared barbet endangered?

The black-collared barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-collared barbet?

The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-collared-barbet

MLA

“Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-collared-barbet.

BibTeX
@misc{black_collared_barbet_2026,
  title = {Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-collared-barbet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}