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Five-colored Barbet
Capito quinticolor
Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) is a member of the Capitonidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 60 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 quinticolor
Quick facts
- Weight
- 60 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Capitonidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Five-colored 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 Five-colored Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) belongs to the Capitonidae family of the order Piciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Colombia and nw Ecuador.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 60 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 4.3 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 41,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Five-colored Barbet?
The Five-colored Barbet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 60 g.
Where does the Five-colored Barbet live?
The Five-colored Barbet is found across South America with a range covering SA w Colombia and nw Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Five-colored Barbet belong to?
The Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) belongs to the Capitonidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Five-colored Barbet eat?
The Five-colored Barbet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Five-colored Barbet migrate?
The Five-colored Barbet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Five-colored 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 Five-colored Barbet make?
1 real field recording of the Five-colored Barbet — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Five-colored Barbet's range?
The Five-colored Barbet has a mapped global range of about 41,000 km².
Conservation
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