About the Lemon-throated Barbet
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.
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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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What the Lemon-throated Barbet sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Versicolored BarbetEubucco versicolorThe versicolored barbet is multicolored and like all barbets has a sturdy bill.
Scarlet-hooded BarbetEubucco tucinkaeThe scarlet-hooded barbet is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 40 to 44 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz).
Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMale red-headed barbet subspecies except E. b. occidentalis range in weight from 30 to 41 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz).
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