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Tricholaema

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The genus Tricholaema was introduced by the French brothers Jules and Édouard Verreaux in 1855 with the hairy-breasted barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta) as the type species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek thrix meaning hair and laimos meaning "throat".

The genus contains the following six species:

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