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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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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What the Orange-fronted Barbet sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
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).
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