New World barbets are birds in the family Capitonidae in the order Piciformes. [1] The New World barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. Most species are brightly coloured, with bold patterns of mainly green, red, yellow, white, or black. Their rictal bristles (stiff hair-like feathers at the base of the beak) are shorter and less dense than those of the Asian and African barbets. They are native to the Neotropics of South and Central America, where they inhabit a variety of forests. [2]
There are currently 15 extant species of New World barbets recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union. [1]
Conservation status | |
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EX | Extinct (0 species) |
EW | Extinct in the wild (0 species) |
CR | Critically Endangered (0 species) |
EN | Endangered (0 species) |
VU | Vulnerable (3 species) |
NT | Near threatened (2 species) |
LC | Least concern (8 species) |
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the barbet's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.
This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List. [1] Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN [lower-alpha 1] or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, [4] the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).
The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 15 species of New World barbets in two genera. [1] This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.
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Relationships between the families of toucans and barbets, based on a phylogenetic study published in 2015. [5] |
Family Capitonidae
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Scarlet-crowned barbet | C. aurovirens Cuvier, 1829 | Western Amazon rainforest | LC
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Scarlet-banded barbet | C. wallacei O'Neill and colleagues, 2000 | North-central Peru | VU
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Sira barbet | C. fitzpatricki Seeholzer and colleagues, 2012 | Central Peru | NT
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Spot-crowned barbet | C. maculicoronatus (Lawrence, 1861) Two subspecies
| Panama and northwestern Colombia | LC
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Orange-fronted barbet | C. squamatus Salvin, 1876 | Southwestern Colombia and western Colombia | LC
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White-mantled barbet | C. hypoleucus Salvin, 1897 Three subspecies
| Northwestern Colombia | VU
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Black-girdled barbet | C. dayi Cherrie, 1916 | Southern Amazon rainforest | VU
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Brown-chested barbet | C. brunneipectus Chapman, 1921 | North-central Brazil | LC
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Black-spotted barbet | C. niger (Müller, P. L. S., 1776) | Northeastern Amazon rainforest | LC
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Gilded barbet | C. auratus (Dumont, 1805) Three subspecies
| North and western Amazon rainforest | LC
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Five-colored barbet | C. quinticolor Elliot, D. G., 1865 | Western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador | NT
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Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Lemon-throated barbet | E. richardsoni [lower-alpha 2] (Gray, G. R., 1846) Four subspecies
| Western Amazon rainforest | NE
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Red-headed barbet | E. bourcierii (Lafresnaye, 1845) Six subspecies
| LC
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Scarlet-hooded barbet | E. tucinkae (Seilern, 1913) | Southwestern Amazon rainforest | LC
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Versicolored barbet | E. versicolor [lower-alpha 4] (Müller, P. L. S., 1776) Three subspecies
| NE
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The blue-throated barbet is an Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of 200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft).
The blue-eared barbet is a barbet in the Megalaimidae family native to mainland Southeast Asia. Because of its wide distribution and stable population it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
The Philippine oriole or grey-throated oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Philippine found on Mindanao and most of the Visayan Islands.
The gilded barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets, and a close relative of the toucans.
The scarlet-crowned barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The brown-chested barbet, also called cinnamon-breasted barbet, is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is endemic to Brazil's central Amazon Basin.
The black-girdled barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Brazil and Bolivia.
The white-mantled barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
The spot-crowned barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama.
The black-spotted barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.
The five-colored barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
The orange-fronted barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found Ecuador and Colombia.
The scarlet-banded barbet is a species of bird in the New World barbet family, Capitonidae. It is endemic to Peru.
The red-headed barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The lemon-throated barbet is a species of bird in the New World barbet family Capitonidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The scarlet-hooded barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
The versicolored barbet is a very colorful species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
The turquoise-throated barbet is an Asian barbet found in Thailand. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills; this species eats fruits and insects. It used to be considered a subspecies of the blue-throated barbet.