Versicolored barbet
The versicolored barbet (Eubucco versicolor) is a very colorful species of bird in the family Capitonidae. The species is also known as the blue-moustached barbet. It is found in humid Yungas forest growing on the east Andean slopes in Peru and Bolivia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Capitonidae |
| Genus: | Eubucco |
| Species: | E. versicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Eubucco versicolor (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
Taxonomy
The versicolored barbet was described by Statius Müller in 1776 as Bucco versicolor, based on a specimen collected in Maynas in Peru.[2]
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Eubucco versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727063A94940024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727063A94940024.en.
- Short, L.; Horne, J.; Kirwan, G. M. (2019). del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A; de Juana, Eduardo (eds.). "Blue-moustached Barbet (Eubucco versicolor)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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