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Gilded Barbet

Capito auratus(Dumont, CHF, 1805)

English (US) Gilded Barbet

The Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Capitonidae (New World Barbets) in the order Piciformes.

Scientific name
Capito auratus
Family
Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
Order
Piciformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Gilded Barbet
Described by
(Dumont, CHF, 1805)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Bucco auratus
Described by
(Dumont, CHF, 1805)
Type locality
Peru; Sarayaqu [= Sarayacu], Rio Ucayali, suggested as the restricted type locality by Chapman, 1928, p. 5.
Original description
Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 4 p.54

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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