Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Trachylaemus purpuratus, T. goffinii and T. togoensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously placed in the genus Trachyphonus and lumped as Trachyphonus purpuratus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
76 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2002).
Trend justification: The species requires forest with dense undergrowth, therefore population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation (del Hoyo et al. 2002).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Trachylaemus goffinii. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/western-yellow-billed-barbet-trachylaemus-goffinii on 22/09/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org on 22/09/2023.