Birds of Brazil


Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus insperatus) Male Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus nitidior) Male PNN Amacayacu, Colombia Red-throated races are found from northeast Peru and southeast Colombia eastward into Brazil and Venezuela.
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Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus insperatus) Female Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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Widespread and commonly heard, but often too high to see well (but will sometimes come to bottom of forest for berries).
A red-throated male hanging from a flower trying to pull it free with its weight.
Red-throated female.


Scarlet-crowned Barbet (Capito aurovirens) Male Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Scarlet-crowned Barbet (Capito aurovirens) Female Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Brown-chested Barbet (Capito brunneipectus) ENDEMIC


Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) Male Vulnerable Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Black-spotted Barbet (Capito niger) Male Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
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Black-spotted Barbet (Capito niger) Female Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba