Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor)

Other Names (World)
Five-colored Barbet, Five-coloured Barbet

Family
Capitonidae (New World Barbets)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Elliot, 1865

Habitat
Wet lowland forest, forest borders and tall secondary growth. From sea-level - 575 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador.

Western Colombia from central Choc� (Quibd� area) south to north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 85,000 - 250,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agriculture for oil palm plantations (biofuel speculation), timber extraction (Pacific rim exportation), industrial-scale river dredging for gold, coca production, which is stimulating immigration and colonisation to the region, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) [XC118738]
by Nick Athanas from Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, Ecuador (song)

Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) [XC261855]
by Paul Coopmans from Esmeraldas: Awacachi Biological Corridor, R\u00edo Bogot\u00e1 area, Ecuador (call, song, songs, calls)

Subspecies
Relationships unclear, but possibly close to Spot-crowned Barbet (Capito maculicoronatus) and Orange-fronted Barbet (Capito squamatus), and also to Black-spotted Barbet (Capito niger).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) - 10 files

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