Bird Guide

Spot-crowned Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet

Spot-crowned Barbet (Capito maculicoronatus)

Spot-crowned Barbet

Capito maculicoronatus

Small53 gForest

The spot-crowned barbet is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 44 to 66 g (1.6 to 2.3 oz). The nominate male is mostly black above with a crown having brown-white spots. Its throat is white, its upper breast yellow to orange, and the lower breast and belly white with black spots. It has a splash of yellow to orange on the flanks. The female differs by having a black throat and upper breast. C. m. rubrilateralis has more white on its crown and its flank mark is orange to red. Voice: The spot-crowned barbet's principal vocalization is " a series of harsh "kkaaak" notes, gradually shifting to "kkkaakkk" sounds; it has been described as both a song and a call .

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Photo: Tim Lenz · CC BY 2.0
White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus)

White-mantled Barbet

Capito hypoleucus

Medium71 gForest

With the division of toucan barbet, the white-mantled barbet is perhaps the largest of the New World barbets, rivaled only by the scarlet-banded barbet. with an average length of 19 cm (7.5 in), males and females respectively weigh an average of 74.6 g (2.63 oz) and 67.4 g (2.38 oz). The bird has black upperparts with narrow pale lines on the nape and scapulars. These lines are not easy to see because the bird is mostly observed higher up in the canopy of tall trees. The forehead and crown are red.

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Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

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