Throat-banded bearded bird
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The Kehl-banded Barbet ( Capito dayi ) is a bird art from the family of American barbets. The species occurs only in South America. No subspecies are distinguished. The IUCN classifies the throat-banded bearded bird as not endangered ( least concern ).
Appearance
The males of the throat bandage bearded birds reach a wing length between 8.5 and 9.7 centimeters. The tail measures between 4.8 and 5.7 centimeters. The beak length varies between 2.0 and 2.4 centimeters. Females have similar body measurements.
The males have a bright red skull, a red forehead and a red neck. A narrow black line runs along the base and merges into a wider black band on the sides of the head that goes to the nape of the neck. The top of the body is predominantly black, only on the sides of the body there is a large, yellow-white spot. The chin and throat are cinnamon to brown. Chest and belly are yellowish-white, a black band runs across the middle of the underside of the body. The feathers of the thighs are gray with a yellow tip. The under tail-coverts are red. The eyes are dark brown, the legs and feet are olive colored. Females differ from males by their completely black forehead and a black skull and neck.
There is hardly any possibility of confusion with the bearded bird species whose distribution areas overlap with that of the throat-banded bearded bird. The polka-dot beard bird and the cinnamon breast bearded bird are partially colored brown. The golden breasted bearded bird ( Eubucco richardsoni ) is significantly smaller than the throat banded bearded bird.
Distribution area, habitat and way of life
The throat banded bearded bird occurs in the Amazon region. Its distribution area extends from northeast Bolivia and the Rio Madeira over the western and central Mato Grosso to the Rio Tocantins . It is a rare bird that occurs primarily in the low-lying areas between 50 and 300 meters above sea level, but is occasionally observed in northeastern Bolivia at an altitude of 550 meters.
Its habitat are humid, tropical forests and forests along rivers. It also uses secondary forest, provided it has fruit-bearing trees and is also found on abandoned cocoa plantations. It is observed individually, in pairs or in small family groups with up to four individuals and is mainly in the treetops. Nothing is known about its reproductive biology.
supporting documents
literature
- Lester L. Short and Jennifer FM Horne: Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides - Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-19-854666-1
Individual evidence
Web link
- Capito dayi inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.