Capito

For other uses, see Capito (disambiguation).

Capito
File:Capito aurovirens.jpg
Scarlet-crowned Barbet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Capitonidae
Genus:	Capito Vieillot, 1816
Species
11, see text

Capito is a genus of birds in the Capitonidae family. They are found in humid forests in South America, with a single species extending into eastern Panama. Slightly larger than the members of the genus Eubucco, members of the genus Capito are all sexually dimorphic and thickset, and have stubby pale bills that often are tipped black. With the exception of the somewhat aberrant Scarlet-crowned Barbet, black, red, orange, yellow and white are the dominating colours in their plumage, and males have at least partially black backs. Typically seen singly or in pairs, they are primarily frugivorous, but also take arthropods.

Species

Head patterns, illustration by Keulemans, 1891

FAMILY: CAPITONIDAE

• Genus: Capito
  • Scarlet-crowned Barbet, Capito aurovirens
  • Scarlet-banded Barbet, Capito wallacei
  • Spot-crowned Barbet, Capito maculicoronatus
  • Orange-fronted Barbet, Capito squamatus
  • White-mantled Barbet, Capito hypoleucus
  • Black-girdled Barbet, Capito dayi
  • Five-coloured Barbet, Capito quinticolor
  • Black-spotted Barbet, Capito niger
  • Gilded Barbet, Capito auratus
  • Brown-chested Barbet, Capito brunneipectus
  • Sira Barbet, Capito fitzpatricki

References

• Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O'Neill, & T. Parker III. (2007). Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9

This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.