---
title: "Acacia Pied Barbet"
description: "Tricholaema leucomelas — Uccelli. The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/acacia-pied-barbet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Acacia Pied Barbet

> Tricholaema leucomelas — Uccelli. The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Tricholaema leucomelas*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1766
- Wikidata: [Q1266727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266727)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117140](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117140)

## Names

- en: Acacia Pied Barbet
- de: Rotstirnbartvogel
- es: Barbudo Pío
- fr: Barbican pie
- nl: Kaapse baardvogel
- pt: Barbaças-das-acácias
- pl: Głowaczek białolicy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1329), NA (310), BW (50), AO (15), SZ (7), ZW (3)

## Summary

The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_pied_barbet

## Photo

![Acacia Pied Barbet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/acacia-pied-barbet/medium.jpg)

Photo: o2k · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259636573

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/acacia-pied-barbet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).