• Synonyms Levaillant's Barbet, Levaitlant's Barbet, Black-backed Barbet, Ground Barbet
  • Old latin name for bird Pollystictice quopopa, Trachyphonus caffer, Polysticte quopopa, Micropogon quopopa

Crested Barbetbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
  • 4.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 9.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Crested Barbet

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion sc, se

Crested Barbet subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Trachyphonus vaillantii suahelicusc Angola and se DR Congo to n Tanzania and c Mozambique-No
Trachyphonus vaillantii vaillantiis Angola to s Mozambique and e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKuifkophoutkapper
Catalanbarbut crestat
Chinese南非拟啄木鸟, 南非拟䴕, 南非拟鴷
Chinese (Traditional)南非擬啄木
Croatianćubasti barbet
Czechvousák Levaillantův, vousáček chocholatý, Vousák Levaillantuv
DanishToppet Perleskægfugl
DutchKuifbaardvogel
Estoniantutt-udelind
Finnishkirjoseppä
FrenchBarbican promépic, Trachyphone de Levaillant
GermanHaubenbartvogel, Hauben-Bartvigel
ItalianBarbuto di Levaillant, Barbetto crestato
Japaneseムナオビオナガゴシキドリ
Lithuaniankuoduotasis trachifonas
Norwegiantopperleskjeggfugl
Norwegian NynorskTopperleskjeggfugl
Polishbrodal czubaty
PortugueseBarbacas de poupa, Barbacas-de-poupa, barbaças-de-poupa
RussianХохлатый трахифонус, Хохлатый бородастик-трахифонус, Хохлатая чубатка
SerbianĆubasti barbet
ShonaChizuvaguru
Slovakperlavec ciernochrbtý, perlavec čiernochrbtý
SpanishBarbudo de Levaillant, Barbudo crestado
SwahiliZuwakulu Ushungi
Swedishtofsbarbett
TsongaNgoko
TswanaKôpaôpê
TurkishTepeli Barbet
Ukrainianбарбудо чубатий
ZuluiMvunduna