- Semnornis
Taxobox
name = Toucan-barbets
image_caption =Toucan Barbet ("Semnornis ramphastinus")
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Piciformes
subordo = Pici
familia = Semnornithidae
familia_authority =
genus = "Semnornis"
genus_authority = Jardine, 1855
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision ="Semnornis frantzii "
"Semnornis ramphastinus "The toucan-barbets are the small
bird genus "Semnornis". This was often included in theparaphyletic barbet s but recently usually considered a distinct family Semnornithidae; alternatively, all barbets might be moved to thetoucan familyRamphastidae . It contains a mere 2species which are found in theNeotropic s:*
Prong-billed Barbet , "Semnornis frantzii"
*Toucan Barbet , "Semnornis ramphastinus"References
*"Edinburgh new philosophical journal, (New series)" 2 no.2 p.404
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/buscar.phtml Barbet videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://montereybay.com/creagrus/toucan-barbets.html Don Roberson's Bird Families of the World]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.