Eubucco

Eubucco is a genus of colourful birds in the family Capitonidae. They are found in humid forest in South and Central America, and the species have almost entirely allo- or parapatric distributions. Slightly smaller than the members of the genus Capito, members of the genus Eubucco are all sexually dimorphic, have stubby yellowish bills, green backs, yellow to the neck or underparts, and, at least in the males, red to the head. Typically seen singly or in pairs, they are primarily frugivorous, but also take arthropods.

Eubucco
heads of three species (five races)

Eubucco versicolor (1. & 2.)
Eubucco richardsoni (3. & 5.)
Eubucco bourcierii (4. & 6.)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Capitonidae
Genus: Eubucco
Bonaparte, 1850
Species

4, see text

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Eubucco bourcieriiRed-headed barbetCosta Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru.
Eubucco richardsoniLemon-throated barbetcentral and southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru and the extreme north west of Brazil.
Eubucco tucinkaeScarlet-hooded barbetsouth-western Amazon Basin in south-eastern Peru, north-western Bolivia and south-western Brazil
Eubucco versicolorVersicolored barbetPeru and Bolivia.

References

  • Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O'Neill, & T. Parker III. (2007). Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9
  • Media related to Eubucco at Wikimedia Commons


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