- Scarlet-crowned Barbet
Taxobox
name = Scarlet-crowned Barbet
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Piciformes
familia =Ramphastidae
genus = "Capito "
species = "C. aurovirens"
binomial = "Capito aurovirens"
binomial_authority = (Cuvier, 1829)
synonyms = The Scarlet-crowned Barbet ("Capito aurovirens") is a species ofbird in theRamphastidae family, thetoucan s, toucanets,barbet s, etc.It is found in Amazonian
Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador , andPeru .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s, subtropical or tropicalswamp s, and heavily degraded former forest.The range of the Scarlet-crowned Barbet is the western-central
Amazon Basin centered on theAmazon River -Marañón Rivers; the range spreads in the west from Andean foothills of southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, to the lower half of the northern-flowingUcayali River in northern Peru. The range in the east at theMadeira River confluence with the Amazon River, is limited by and slightly overlaps the western range of theBrown-chested Barbet south of the Amazon River. The species is found in all of eastern Amazonian Ecuador.ource
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/47507/all Capito aurovirens] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3689 Scarlet-crowned Barbet videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=scarlet-crowned+barbet&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Scarlet-crowned Barbet photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Capito+aurovirens Photo-High Res]
* [http://www.tekipaki.jp/~texbird/Motmots_Barbets_files/26.jpgPhoto-Medium Res] ; [http://www.tekipaki.jp/~texbird/Motmots_Barbets.htm Article] www.tekipaki.jp–"Barbets", etc.
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/474356141/in/pool-birdguide/ Photo-High Res] ; [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/474356141/in/pool-birdguide/ Article & write-up] flickr.com
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