New World Barbets

Orange-fronted Barbet

Capito squamatus

The Orange-fronted Barbet (Capito squamatus) is a 59 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

59 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Ecuador, Colombia.

Where to see it: Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary (Ecuador); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist