- Capito dayi
Identification
Male
- Crimson cap
- Black facial mask
- Pale greyish-white bill
- White marks on the back and tertials
- Black band across white underparts
- Lower belly becoming yellowish
- Red undertail coverts
- Cinnamon throat
Female - darker throat and all-black crown.
Distribution
South America: found in western Amazonian Brazil south to eastern Bolivia and west-central Mato Grosso.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits. Often found feeding in mixed flocks.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-girdled Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-girdled_Barbet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
