Black-girdled Barbet
The throat -banded Barbet ( Capito dayi ) is a species of bird in the family of the American barbets. The species is found only in South America. We distinguish between no subspecies. The IUCN classifies the Kehl -banded Barbet one as not at risk ( least concern ).
Appearance
The males of the Kehl -banded barbet achieve a wing length 8.5 to 9.7 centimeters. The tail measures 4.8 to 5.7 inches. The beak length varies from 2.0 to 2.4 centimeters. Females have similar body size.
The males have a bright red top of the head, a red forehead and a red neck. A narrow black line runs along the base and goes to the sides of the head in a wider black band across that goes up to the neck. The body top is predominantly black, is in each case only to the body sides, a large, yellow white spot. Chin and throat are cinnamon-colored to brown. Chest and abdomen are yellowish - white, a black band runs across the middle of the body bottom. The feathers of the legs are gray with a yellow tip. The coverts are red. The eyes are dark brown, the legs and feet are olive color. Females differ from the males by their full black face and a black top of the head and neck.
Possible confusion with beard bird species, their distribution areas overlap with the binding of the throat - beard bird, there are hardly any. The Polka Dot Barbet and the Zimtbrust Barbet are partially brown. The Golden-breasted Barbet ( Eubucco richardsoni ) is significantly smaller than the fillet -banded Barbet.
Distribution area, habitat and behavior
The throat -banded Barbet is found in the Amazon. Its range extends from the north- east of Bolivia and the Rio Madeira over the western and central Mato Grosso to the Rio Tocantins. He is a rare bird, which occurs in lowlands between 50 and 300 meters altitude above all, but also occasionally been observed in the north- eastern Bolivia in layers of 550 meters.
Its habitat is moist, tropical forests and woods along rivers. He also uses secondary forest, where this fruit-bearing trees and has also occurs on abandoned cocoa plantations. He is single, observed in pairs or in small family teams of up to four individuals, and most of his time up in the treetops. Through its reproductive biology is not known.