White-headed barbet
Lybius leucocephalus (de Filippi, 1853)
The white-headed barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.8 g to 63.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-headed barbet
- Weight
- 61.8 g – 63.8 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
- 2.8src 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 white-headed barbet live?
Not recorded
What is the white-headed barbet?
The white-headed barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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What does the white-headed barbet sound like?
Is the white-headed barbet endangered?
The white-headed barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 white-headed barbet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyLybiidae
- genusLybius
- SpeciesLybius leucocephalus (de Filippi, 1853)
Synonyms Laimodon leucocephalus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- بربيت أبيض الرأسArabic
- barbut capblancCatalan
- vousáček bělohlavýCzech
- vousák bělohlavýCzech
- barbed penwynWelsh
- Hvidhovedet TandskægfuglDanish
- WeißkopfbartvogelGerman
- Weißkopf-BartvogelGerman
- WeißkopfbärtlingGerman
- blankakapa barbuloEsperanto
- Barbudo cabeciblancoSpanish
- valgepea-udelindEstonian
- valkopääseppäFinnish
- Barbican à tête blancheFrench
- bjeloglavi barbetCroatian
- Barbetto testabiancaItalian
- シロガシラゴシキドリJapanese
- baltagalvis libisLithuanian
- WitkopbaardvogelDutch
- hvithodeskjeggfuglNorwegian
- wąsal białogłowyPolish
- barbaças-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
- Белоголовая либияRussian
- fuzáň bielohlavýSlovak
- Beloglavi barbetSerbian
- vithuvad barbettSwedish
- Ak Başlı BarbetTurkish
- лібія білолобаUkrainian
- 白頭擬啄木Chinese
- 白头拟啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the white-headed barbet
Other species in the same genus Lybius.
Double-toothed barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Bearded barbet
Lybius dubius
Black-collared barbet
Lybius torquatus
Chaplin's barbet
Lybius chaplini
Brown-breasted barbet
Lybius melanopterus
Black-backed barbet
Lybius minor
CompareWhite-headed barbet vs Double-toothed barbetWhite-headed barbet vs Bearded barbetWhite-headed barbet vs Black-collared barbetWhite-headed barbet vs Chaplin's barbet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-headed barbet?
An adult white-headed barbet weighs 61.8 g – 63.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-headed barbet endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed barbet?
The white-headed barbet (Lybius leucocephalus) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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