Capitonidae

Megalaima lineata (Photo from Flickr) Common name:lineated barbet (en); barbudo-riscado (pt); barbu rayé (fr); barbudo listado (es); streifenbartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found from northern-eastern India and Nepal, through Bangladesh and Myanmar and into Vietnam, Thailand, northern Malaysia and marginally into southern China.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long and weigh 75-100 g.Habitat:The lineated barbet…

Semnornis frantzii Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:prong-billed barbet (en); capitão-de-Frantzius (pt); cabézon de Frantzius (fr); cabezón cocora (es); azteken-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is only found in Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 17 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The prong-billed barbet is found in cool, moist tropical forests with abundant…

Megalaima rubricapillus Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crimson-fronted barbet (en); barbudo-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); barbu à couronne rouge (fr); barbudo capirrojo (es); Malabarschmied Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Capitonidae Range:This species is found in south-western India, from Goa to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and in Sri Lanka.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 35-40 g.Habitat:The crimson-fronted…

Pogoniulus chrysoconus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:yellow-fronted tinkerbird (en); barbadinho-de-testa-amarela (pt); barbion à front jaune (fr); barbudito frentigualdo (es); gelbstirn-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to southern Sudan and Ethiopia and south to northern Namibia and north-eastern South Africa. They are mostly absent from the Congo river…