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Chaplin's barbet

Lybius chaplini S. Clarke, 1920

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The chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 69 g to 69.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini)
Photo: Niall Perrins · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chaplin's barbet

Weight
69.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chaplin's barbet live?

Not recorded

What is the chaplin's barbet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini) or the Zambian barbet, is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which was until recently united with the other barbets in the Capitonidae. This bird was named in honor of Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin, a former colonial governor. The species was renamed to emphasize its status as Zambia's only true endemic bird species. It is endemic to South Central Zambia and is restricted to the area between the Upper Kafue River to Kabanga in the Kalomo District. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly classified as a Near Threatened species by the IUCN. But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it is uplisted to Vulnerable status in 2008.

From the Wikipedia article “Chaplin's barbet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaplin%27s_barbet&oldid=1368817819), 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 chaplin's barbet endangered?

The chaplin's barbet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the chaplin's barbet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyLybiidae
  6. genusLybius
  7. SpeciesLybius chaplini S. Clarke, 1920
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • CHBAEnglish
  • Zambian barbetEnglish
  • Zambian barbetEnglish
  • بربيت شابلنيArabic
  • barbut de ChaplinCatalan
  • vousák ChaplinůvCzech
  • vousáček zambijskýCzech
  • barbed ChaplinWelsh
  • Zambisk TandskægfuglDanish
  • Zambiansk TandskægfuglDanish
  • FeigenbartvogelGerman
  • FeigenbärtlingGerman
  • zambia barbuloEsperanto
  • Barbudo de ChaplinSpanish
  • sükomoori-udelindEstonian
  • kipinäseppäFinnish
  • Barbican de ChaplinFrench
  • zambijski barbetCroatian
  • fügebajszikaHungarian
  • Barbetto di ChaplinItalian
  • キバネゴシキドリJapanese
  • Čaplino libisLithuanian
  • Chaplins BaardvogelDutch
  • fregneskjeggfuglNorwegian
  • wąsal czerwonobrewyPolish
  • barbaças-de-chaplinPortuguese
  • barbaças-de-olho-sanguíneoPortuguese
  • Пегая либияRussian
  • Либия ЧаплинаRussian
  • fuzáň figovníkovýSlovak
  • Belotrbi barbetSerbian
  • zambiabarbettSwedish
  • Chaplin BarbetiTurkish
  • лібія замбійськаUkrainian
  • 卓氏擬啄木Chinese
  • 查氏拟啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the chaplin's 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 chaplin's barbet?

An adult chaplin's barbet weighs 69.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chaplin's barbet endangered?

The chaplin's barbet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the chaplin's barbet?

The chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaplins-barbet

MLA

“Chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaplins-barbet.

BibTeX
@misc{chaplins_barbet_2026,
  title = {Chaplin's barbet (Lybius chaplini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaplins-barbet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}