Eubucco

Eubucco
heads of three species (five races) Eubucco versicolor (1. & 2.) Eubucco richardsoni (3. & 5.) Eubucco bourcierii (4. & 6.)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Capitonidae
Genus:	Eubucco Bonaparte, 1850
Species
4, see text

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.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Eubucco bourcierii	Red-headed barbet	Costa Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru.
	Eubucco richardsoni	Lemon-throated barbet	central and southern Columbia, eastern Ecuador,northern Peru and the extreme north west of Brazil.
	Eubucco tucinkae	Scarlet-hooded barbet	south-western Amazon Basin in south-eastern Peru, north-western Bolivia and south-western Brazil
	Eubucco versicolor	Versicolored barbet	Peru 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

External links

• Media related to Eubucco at Wikimedia Commons