Saturday, June 13, 2009

Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus)

Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus)
Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) by stolmstead

The Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family, the barbets, and are close relatives of the toucans. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, in the Orinoco River Basin and western Amazon Basin. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Black-spotted Barbet from north-eastern South America.

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