It has a total length of c. 20 cm (8 in). As other New World barbets, the gilded barbet is a thickset, relatively large-headed bird with a stubby bill. The upperparts, tail, wings and mask are mainly black. The spotty bar over the greater wing coverts, narrow edging to the remiges and tips to the tertials are yellow. Additionally, the narrow yellow eyebrows extend as two parallel lines over the mantle. The belly is mainly pale yellow with black streaking to the flanks. Depending on subspecies, the throat ranges from red to orange, and the crown ranges from deep yellow over brownish-orange to reddish-orange. The female resembles the male, but with extensive orange-yellow edging to the wing-coverts, yellowish streaking to the auriculars and back, and the black streaking of the flanks also extending over the chest. In females from the westernmost part of its range (subspecies punctatus), the throat is streaked black. Both sexes have dark maroon irides, greyish legs and a broadly black-tipped grey bill.
The gilded barbet ranges in the eastern Andes drainages to the rivers of the western Amazon Basin from eastern Colombia-Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, from north to south-eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia; in Bolivia the barbet only ranges on the headwater tributaries to the north-easterly flowing Madeira River. The eastern limit in the south-west Amazon Basin is the Purus River west of the Madeira.
In the north-west Amazon Basin, the eastern range limit is central Roraima state Brazil, the south flowing Branco River. The contiguous range to the north-west into Venezuela is all of eastern Venezuela approaching the Guyana border. The gilded barbet's range is on the eastern side of the Caribbean north-flowing Orinoco River drainage, but avoids the lower-half riverine strip by 150 km; the range occurs on the upper-half of the Orinoco River extending south into the eastern border area of Colombia.
A small range extension goes southeastwards into central Bolivia, which are also tributary areas to the Madeira River.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Capito auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22733724A95063335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733724A95063335.en. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
External linksedit
Gilded Barbet photo gallery VIREO
; birding-in-Peru–"Guilded Barbet"
; greenbackedheron
January 18, 2024
gilded, barbet, gilded, barbet, capito, auratus, species, bird, family, capitonidae, world, barbets, close, relatives, toucans, male, below, juvenile, above, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animalia. The gilded barbet Capito auratus is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae the New World barbets and are close relatives of the toucans Gilded barbetA male below and a juvenile above Conservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeGenus CapitoSpecies C auratusBinomial nameCapito auratus Dumont 1805 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 2 1 Western Amazon Basin and Orinoco range 3 References 4 External linksDescription edit nbsp Female Sacha Lodge EcuadorIt has a total length of c 20 cm 8 in As other New World barbets the gilded barbet is a thickset relatively large headed bird with a stubby bill The upperparts tail wings and mask are mainly black The spotty bar over the greater wing coverts narrow edging to the remiges and tips to the tertials are yellow Additionally the narrow yellow eyebrows extend as two parallel lines over the mantle The belly is mainly pale yellow with black streaking to the flanks Depending on subspecies the throat ranges from red to orange and the crown ranges from deep yellow over brownish orange to reddish orange The female resembles the male but with extensive orange yellow edging to the wing coverts yellowish streaking to the auriculars and back and the black streaking of the flanks also extending over the chest In females from the westernmost part of its range subspecies punctatus the throat is streaked black Both sexes have dark maroon irides greyish legs and a broadly black tipped grey bill Distribution and habitat editIt is found in Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru and Venezuela in the Orinoco River Basin and western Amazon Basin It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black spotted barbet from north eastern South America Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and woodland It mainly occurs in lowlands but also ranges into the lower foothills of the eastern Andes It is largely frugivorous Western Amazon Basin and Orinoco range edit The gilded barbet ranges in the eastern Andes drainages to the rivers of the western Amazon Basin from eastern Colombia Venezuela eastern Ecuador from north to south eastern Peru and northern Bolivia in Bolivia the barbet only ranges on the headwater tributaries to the north easterly flowing Madeira River The eastern limit in the south west Amazon Basin is the Purus River west of the Madeira In the north west Amazon Basin the eastern range limit is central Roraima state Brazil the south flowing Branco River The contiguous range to the north west into Venezuela is all of eastern Venezuela approaching the Guyana border The gilded barbet s range is on the eastern side of the Caribbean north flowing Orinoco River drainage but avoids the lower half riverine strip by 150 km the range occurs on the upper half of the Orinoco River extending south into the eastern border area of Colombia A small range extension goes southeastwards into central Bolivia which are also tributary areas to the Madeira River References edit BirdLife International 2016 Capito auratus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22733724A95063335 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22733724A95063335 en Retrieved 14 September 2023 External links editGilded Barbet photo gallery VIREO Photo Medium Res Article birding in Peru Guilded Barbet Photo High Res Article greenbackedheron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gilded barbet amp oldid 1191288654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
