Trachylaemus is a genus of birds in the African barbet family (Lybiidae). The genus is closely related to the genus Trachyphonus.
Taxonomy The genus Trachylaemus was introduced in 1891 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow. The name combines Ancient Greek τραχυς/trakhus meaning "rough" or "shaggy" with λαιμος/laimos meaning "throat". Reichenow subsequently designated the type species as Trachyphonus purpuratus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851, the eastern yellow-billed barbet.
The genus contains two species:
Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Western yellow-billed barbet Trachylaemus goffinii Sierra Leone to southwest Nigeria Eastern yellow-billed barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus southeast Nigeria to west Kenya These two species were formerly placed in the genus Trachyphonus.
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