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Black-girdled Barbet
Capito dayi
Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) is a member of the Capitonidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 67.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Capitonidae New World Barbets
- Genus Capito
- Species dayi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 67.2 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Capitonidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-girdled Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-girdled Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family, part of the order Piciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA s Amazonia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 67.2 g, with a wing length of about 8.6 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-girdled Barbet?
The Black-girdled Barbet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 67.2 g.
Where does the Black-girdled Barbet live?
The Black-girdled Barbet is found across South America with a range covering SA s Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Black-girdled Barbet belong to?
The Black-girdled Barbet (Capito dayi) belongs to the Capitonidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Black-girdled Barbet eat?
The Black-girdled Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Black-girdled Barbet migrate?
The Black-girdled Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-girdled Barbet endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Black-girdled Barbet make?
1 real field recording of the Black-girdled Barbet — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-girdled Barbet's range?
The Black-girdled Barbet has a mapped global range of about 1.2 million km².
Conservation
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