Blue-moustached Barbet (Eubucco versicolor)

Other Names (World)
Blue-moustached Barbet, Versicolored Barbet, Versicoloured Barbet

Family
Capitonidae (New World Barbets)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 675 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Peru.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor) [XC61000]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Villa Rica area, Pasco, Peru (song)

Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor) [XC864729]
by id from La Paz: Death Road between Unduavi and Yolosa, Bolivia (song)

Subspecies
No close relatives. Subspecies well marked, but general patterns similar. Also, they interbreed, and intermediates occur.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

steerii (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1878) - Northern Peru from west-central Amazonas south to northern Hu�nuco. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Blue-cowled Barbet (Eubucco steerii).
glaucogularis (Tschudi, 1844) - Eastern Hu�nuco south to northern Cuzco. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Blue-chinned Barbet (Eubucco glaucogularis).
versicolor (M�ller, 1776) - Southern Peru (Cuzco, Puno) to north-central Bolivia (Cochabamba).

References
See References.

Files:

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