Brown-chested Barbet
Capito brunneipectusChapman, FM, 1921
English (US) Brown-chested Barbet
The Brown-chested Barbet (Capito brunneipectus) 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.
Range: Brazil south of the Amazon between lower Rio Madeira and Rio TapajósRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Capito brunneipectus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-chested Barbet
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
- Type locality
- Villa Braga, Rio Tapajoz, Brazil.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.2 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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