Eubucco
Eubucco is a genus of colourful birds in the family Capitonidae. They are found in humid forest in South and Central America, and the species have almost entirely allo- or parapatric distributions. Slightly smaller than the members of the genus Capito, members of the genus Eubucco are all sexually dimorphic, have stubby yellowish bills, green backs, yellow to the neck or underparts, and, at least in the males, red to the head. Typically seen singly or in pairs, they are primarily frugivorous, but also take arthropods.
| Eubucco | |
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| heads of three species (five races) Eubucco versicolor (1. & 2.) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Capitonidae |
| Genus: | Eubucco Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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.jpg.webp) | Eubucco bourcierii | Red-headed barbet | Costa Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. |
.jpg.webp) | Eubucco richardsoni | Lemon-throated barbet | central and southern Columbia, eastern Ecuador,northern Peru and the extreme north west of Brazil. |
%252C_crop.jpg.webp) | Eubucco tucinkae | Scarlet-hooded barbet | south-western Amazon Basin in south-eastern Peru, north-western Bolivia and south-western Brazil |
 | Eubucco versicolor | Versicolored barbet | Peru and Bolivia. |
References
- Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O'Neill, & T. Parker III. (2007). Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9
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