About the Scarlet-banded Barbet
The scarlet-banded barbet is a species of bird in the New World barbet family, Capitonidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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The scarlet-banded barbet is 19.5 cm (7.7 in) long and weighs 65 to 78 g (2.3 to 2.8 oz). A strikingly colored species, its cap and nape are scarlet, while a broad white supercilium separates the crown from the black ear coverts. Most of the upperparts are black except for a yellow mid-back and large white rump patch. Below, the throat and upper breast are white, bordered below by a broad scarlet band, while the rest of the underparts are shades of yellow. Voice: The scarlet-banded barbet's song is " a fast, low-pitched trill...'tdddddd-'" that sounds like a woodpecker's drumming. Its call is a "guttural 'ggrrrakk'" .
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-chested BarbetCapito brunneipectusThe brown-chested barbet is approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) long; the male weighs approximately 58 g (2.0 oz).
Sira BarbetCapito fitzpatrickiThe Sira barbet is approximately 19.5 to 20 cm (7.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 70 to 79 g (2.5 to 2.8 oz).
Five-colored BarbetCapito quinticolorThe five-colored barbet is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 54 to 69 g (1.9 to 2.4 oz).
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