Lemon-throated Barbet
Eubucco richardsoni
The "lemon-throated" barbet is approximately 15.5 cm (6.1 in) long and weighs 24.5 to 34 g (0.86 to 1.20 oz). The male of the nominate subspecies has a red crown, gray-blue nape, and green upperparts. Its throat is yellow, the breast orange-red, and the belly and flanks greenish with dark streaks. The female is duller, with a gray-green crown, nape, and upperparts. Its throat is bluish, the breast orange-gold, and the underparts bluish yellow with dark streaks. The male E. r. nigriceps has a black crown and both sexes have blue-green upperparts. The "flame-throated" barbet is 14.5 to 15. Voice: The songs of the four lemon-throated barbet subspecies do not differ substantially. Their song is "soft double or usually triple 'hoo' notes in fast, trill-like series" . Its calls are "various grunts and snarls" .
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Versicolored Barbet
Eubucco versicolor
The versicolored barbet is multicolored and like all barbets has a sturdy bill. The subspecies differ in their plumage, but all the males have a red face and crown and green to blue-green upperparts. The males' lower breasts are red and their bellies yellowish with green streaks, though the size and shape of the red vary. The female's upperparts are also green to blue-green and their bellies a similar yellowish with green streaks. All the subspecies are approximately 16 cm (6.3 in) long but differ in their weights. The nominate "blue-moustached" form weighs 28 to 39 g (0.99 to 1.38 oz). Voice: No differences are known in the vocalizations of the versicolored barbet's subspecies. Its song is " a fast, low-pitched trill" .
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