Orange-fronted Barbet
Capito squamatusSalvin, O, 1876
English (US) Orange-fronted Barbet
The Orange-fronted Barbet (Capito squamatus) 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: far southwestern Colombia (southeastern Nariño) and western Ecuador (south to El Oro)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Capito squamatus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-fronted Barbet
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1876
- Type locality
- Santa Rita, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.3, vol.6, no.24 p.494 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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