Western Colombia from central Chocó (Quibdó area) south to north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas).
 
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.
Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) [XC118738]
by Nick Athanas from Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, Ecuador (song)
Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) [XC238105]
by Andrew Spencer from Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7 km E Playa de Oro, Ecuador (duet)