Sira barbet

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Sira barbet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Capitonidae
Genus: Capito
Species:
C. fitzpatricki
Binomial name
Capito fitzpatricki
Seeholzer, Winger, Harvey, Cáceres A & Weckstein, 2012 [2]
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Synonyms

Capito wallacei fitzpatricki

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The Sira barbet (Capito fitzpatricki) is a bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is endemic to the Cerros del Sira of east-central Peru. [2]

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Taxonomy and systematics

The Sira barbet was discovered in 2008 and formally described in 2012. [2] [3] The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) has accepted it as a valid species. [4] However, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) and the Clements taxonomy list it as a subspecies of scarlet-banded barbet (Capito wallacei). [5] [6] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World acknowledges that the "Sira" form is significantly different from the nominate and suggests that it be accorded species rank. [7]

The bird's epithet commemorates John W. Fitzpatrick, an expert for the Peruan avifauna and director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. [2]

Description

The Sira barbet is approximately 19.5 to 20 cm (7.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 70 to 79 g (2.5 to 2.8 oz). The adult male's crown and nape are crimson. It has a band of white, fairly wide at the shoulders tapering to the tail; the rest of the upperparts are black. It has a broad white supercilium and a black "mask". The rest of its face, throat, neck, and upper chest are white. A broad crimson band crosses the chest and extends along the flanks where it meets a variable amount of black or gray. The rest of the underparts are white. The female's plumage has minor differences from the male's. [7] The Sira barbet is distinguished from the scarlet-banded barbet by differences in morphology and plumage, particularly the color on the bird's flanks, lower back and thighs, and it has a wider, darker scarlet breast band. [2] DNA sequencing was also used to confirm the Sira barbet's status as a distinct species. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The Sira barbet is found only on the eastern slope of the southern Cerros del Sira, Ucayali Department, Peru. Eight specimens were collected from the upper Río Shinipo 10°31′48″S74°07′12″W / 10.53000°S 74.12000°W / -10.53000; -74.12000 (Río Shinipo) and Río Tzipani valleys 10°41′24″S74°05′56″W / 10.69000°S 74.09889°W / -10.69000; -74.09889 (Río Tzipani) , and a further two at Quebrada Quirapokiari 10°25′12″S74°09′00″W / 10.42000°S 74.15000°W / -10.42000; -74.15000 (Quebrada Quirapokiari) in July 2011. [2] Its range is sympatric and syntopic with that of the gilded barbet, and coincides with the boundary and sections of the Sira Communal Reserve. [2]

It primarily inhabits the highest stratum of tall (up to 30 m (98 ft)) montane forest with arboreal epiphytes and moss above a sparsely vegetated understory. It is also found in shorter forest with a thicker understory. In elevation it ranges as high as 1,700 m (5,600 ft) but is mostly found between 950 and 1,250 m (3,120 and 4,100 ft). [2] [7]

Behavior

Feeding

The Sira barbet forages in the forest canopy and subcanopy. It was observed in pairs, small groups of the same species, and in mixed-species foraging flocks. It feeds primarily on fruits and takes small numbers of insects as well. [2] [7]

Breeding

No information has been published.

Vocalization

The Sira barbet has a low-pitched purred song. More commonly it emits a Tityra -like grunt. It also makes quiet low-pitched groans and clucks from roost cavities. [2]

Status

The IUCN has assessed the Sira barbet as Near Threatened. "This species has a very small known range, within which the population is thought to be small...[but] is not thought to be under any immediate threat". [1]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarlet-crowned barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black-girdled barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">White-mantled barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spot-crowned barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black-spotted barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Five-colored barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orange-fronted barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarlet-banded barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red-headed barbet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lemon-throated barbet</span> Species of bird

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C. wallacei may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2020). "Capito fitzpatricki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T45359950A179374196. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T45359950A179374196.en . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Seeholzer, GF; BM Winger; MG Harvey; D Caceres; JD Weckstein (2012). "A new species of barbet (Capitonidae: Capito) from the Cerros Del Sira, Ucayali, Peru" (PDF). Auk. 12 (3): 551–559. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11250. S2CID   49550316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-07.
  3. 1 2 Science Daily, (Aug. 6, 2012) New Bird Species Discovered in 'Cloud Forest' of Peru.
  4. ↑ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)" . Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 23 May 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved May 24, 2021
  6. ↑ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2019
  7. 1 2 3 4 Short, L.L., J. Fjeldså, J. F. M. Horne, C. J. Sharpe, and E. de Juana (2020). Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.scbbar2.01 retrieved May 25, 2021


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