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What the Orange-fronted Barbet sounds like
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The orange-fronted barbet is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 56 to 64 g (2.0 to 2.3 oz). The male has a white crown and an orange to red forecrown (the "front"). Its head except for the chin and its upperparts are black; white on some wing feathers remain visible when they are folded. Its underside from chin to the belly are yellowish white, sometimes with an orange tinge. Its flanks usually have light black spotting and the vent area is black. The female's front is yellow-orange; the rest of its head, its throat, and chest are black. Voice: The orange-fronted barbet's song is a "low-pitched, very fast, soft, purring trill" . Its call is a noisy "tyik" or "trrik" .
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When to see the Orange-fronted Barbet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Orange-fronted Barbet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Orange-fronted Barbet
The orange-fronted barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found Ecuador and Colombia.
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Easily confused with
Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerThe black-spotted barbet is 16 to 19 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 41 to 68 g (1.4 to 2.4 oz).
White-mantled BarbetCapito hypoleucusWith 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).
Black-girdled BarbetCapito dayiThe black-girdled barbet is approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 56 to 74 g (2.0 to 2.6 oz).
Side by side: Orange-fronted Barbet vs Scarlet-crowned Barbet · Orange-fronted Barbet vs Spot-crowned Barbet · Orange-fronted Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet
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