White-mantled barbet
White-mantled barbet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Capitonidae |
Genus: | Capito |
Species: | C. hypoleucus
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Binomial name | |
Capito hypoleucus Salvin, 1897
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The white-mantled barbet (Capito hypoleucus) is a species of
Its natural
Taxonomy
This species was first formally described in 1897 by English ornithologist Osbert Salvin, based on a sample collected by Antwerp Edgar Pratt in Antioquia Department.[2] The species name is derived from the Latin capito - big-headed, and the Ancient Greek hupo - beneath, and leukos - white.[3]
Three subspecies are recognized:
- C. h. hypoleucus - Bolivar to Antioquia (northwest Colombia)
- C. h. carrikeri - Antioquia (northwest Colombia)
- C. h. extinctus - Magdalena Valley (central Colombia)[4]
Description
With the division of toucan barbet, the white-mantled barbet is perhaps the largest of the New World barbets, rivaled only by the scarlet-banded barbet. with an average length of 19 cm (7.5 in), males and females respectively weigh an average of 74.6 g (2.63 oz) and 67.4 g (2.38 oz).[5][6] The bird has black upperparts with narrow pale lines on the nape and scapulars. These lines are not easy to see because the bird is mostly observed higher up in the canopy of tall trees. The forehead and crown are red. The bird's underparts are white with a slight yellowish wash and a flush of cinnamon on the breast. They eyes are red, the large, chunky bill is yellowish, and the legs and feet are greenish-grey. Females have a black spot at the base of the lower mandible.[7]
Distribution and habitat
The white-mantled barbet is found in the Middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia at altitudes between 200 and 1,800 m (660 and 5,910 ft).[8]
It is a bird of the
Behaviour and ecology
These barbets typically forage in pairs or family groups, and may follow
The white-mantled barbet population is declining, primarily due to
References
- . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Salvin, Osbert (1897). "...descriptions of five species of South-American birds". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. XLVII: xvi-xvii. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P (eds.). "IOC WORLD BIRD LIST (10.2". Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Short, L.L. and J. F. M. Horne (2020). White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
- ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-10862-0.
- ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0.
- ISBN 978-958-716-980-5.