- Capito wallacei
Identification
19-20 cm
- Upperside mostly black
- Yellow central back
- White rump
- Crown and nape scarlet
- White supercilium
- Black bandit's mask including ear coverts at the rear
- White throat, lower side of head, and upper breast
- Scarlet band across lower breast
- Rest of underside yellow, paler towards the rear
- Bill is bluish-to-steel grey with darker tip
- Eye is dark red
Similar Species
Very similar to Sira Barbet but ranges probably not overlapping.
Distribution
South America: northern Peru where it is found locally on ridge crests of Cordillera Azul (eastern San Martín and southwestern Loreto)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Sira Barbet was formerly considered a part of this species.
Habitat
Lower to mid elevation wet montane forest with mosses and epiphytes dominating the branches.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on berries and similar vegetarian items supplemented with insects. The food is found while the bird moves slowly along the branches.
Flocking
Solitary to small flocks of about four birds.
Vocalisation
Song is a low pitch thrill while call is described as a grunt.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Short, L.L., J. Fjeldså, J. F. M. Horne, C. J. Sharpe, and E. de Juana (2022). Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.scbbar2.02
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scarlet-banded Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scarlet-banded_Barbet
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