Capito is a genus of birds in the family Capitonidae. 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.
| Capito | |
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| female Black-spotted barbet (C. niger) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Capitonidae |
| Genus: | Capito Vieillot, 1816 |
| Species | |
11, see text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
;_Rio_Branco,_Acre,_Brazil.jpg) | Capito auratus | Gilded barbet | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Capito aurovirens | Scarlet-crowned barbet | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
 | Capito brunneipectus | Brown-chested barbet | central Amazon Basin, eastern Amazonas–western Pará states, North Region, Brazil |
.JPG) | Capito dayi | Black-girdled barbet | Bolivia and Brazil. |
_(8079738287),_crop.jpg) | Capito hypoleucus | White-mantled barbet | Colombia |
 | Capito maculicoronatus | Spot-crowned barbet | Colombia and Panama |
;_Manaus,_Amazonas,_Brazil.jpg) | Capito niger | Black-spotted barbet | northeastern South America, ranging as far south as the Amazon River and as far west as the Branco River |
 | Capito quinticolor | Five-colored barbet | western Colombia and far north-western Ecuador |
| | Capito squamatus | Orange-fronted barbet | western Ecuador and extreme southwestern Colombia |
 | Capito wallacei | Scarlet-banded barbet | south-western Loreto, Peru |
 | Capito fitzpatricki | Sira barbet | eastern Andes of Ucayali Department, Peru |
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