Capitonidae

Semnornis ramphastinus Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:toucan barbet (en); capitão-tucano (pt); cabézon toucan (fr); tucán barbudo (es); tukan-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes, in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 19-25 cm long and weigh 85-110 g.Habitat:The toucan barbet is found in…

Megalaima haemacephala Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:coppersmith barbet (en); barbudo-de-peito-vermelho (pt); barbu à plastron rouge (fr); barbudo calderero (es); kupferschmied (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from north-eastern Pakistan, through India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These…

Capito niger Photo by João Quental (Flickr) Common name: black-spotted barbet (en); capitão-de-bigode-carijó (pt); cabézon tacheté (fr); capitán turero (es); tupfenbartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: This South American species is found from western Colombia, through Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and east to northern Brazil. Size: These birds are 18-19 cm…

Megalaima oorti (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: black-browed barbet (en); barbudo-malaio (pt); barbu malais (fr); barbudo cejinegro (es); schwarzbrauen-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Capitonidae Range: This Asian species is found in southern China and Taiwan, south through Laos, Vietnam and Cambodja, and into the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Size: The black-browed barbet…

Pogoniulus atroflavus Common name: red-rumped tinkerbird (en); barbadinho-de-uropígio-vermelho (pt); barbion à croupion rouge (fr); barbudito culirrojo (es); rotbürzel-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: This species is found in tropical Africa, from Senegal and Guinea, along the Atlantic coast to northern Angola, and eastwards to D.R. Congo, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Size:…

Eubucco bourcierii Common name: red-headed barbet (en); capitão-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); cabézon à tête rouge (fr); torito cabecirrojo (es); Anden-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: These South American birds are found in Costa Rica and Panama, on both slopes of the western Andes of Colombia, on the west slope of the Andes of Ecuador, and…