Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei)
About the Scarlet-banded Barbet
The scarlet-banded barbet (Capito wallacei) is a species of bird in the New World barbet family, Capitonidae. It is endemic to Peru. The scarlet-belted barbet was discovered in 1996 and formally described in 2000. According to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the species is monotypic. However, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) and the Clements taxonomy consider the Sira barbet (Capito fitzpatricki) as a subspecies of scarlet-banded barbet. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World acknowledges that Sira barbet is significantly different from the nominate and suggests that it be accorded species rank.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 21 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.