White-mantled Barbet

Capito hypoleucus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 71 g

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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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When to see the White-mantled Barbet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-mantled Barbet

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-mantled Barbet

The white-mantled barbet is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

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Easily confused with

Side by side: Gilded Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet · Scarlet-crowned Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet · Spot-crowned Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet · Orange-fronted Barbet vs White-mantled Barbet

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