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Red-headed barbet

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Red-headed barbet
Male (above) and female (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Capitonidae
Genus: Eubucco
Species:
E. bourcierii
Binomial name
Eubucco bourcierii
(Lafresnaye, 1845)

The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found in humid highland forest in Costa Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. The diet of the red-headed barbet may include bananas and various other fruits.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Eubucco bourcierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ http://birdsite.org/media/show/892