Five-colored barbet

The five-colored barbet (Capito quinticolor) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is endemic to humid forest in the Chocó of south-western Colombia and far north-western Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. It gets its name from its feathers, which are a combination of black, white, yellow, and red, plus the lower belly with yellow-orange.[2]

Five-colored barbet
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Capitonidae
Genus: Capito
Species:
C. quinticolor
Binomial name
Capito quinticolor
Elliot, 1865

The major song of the Five-Colored Barbet is a "hoo-hoo-hoo" like the hooting of an owl.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Capito quinticolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Five-colored Barbet - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.


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