Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
English (US) Red-headed Barbet
The Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) 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
- Eubucco bourcierii
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-headed Barbet
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Eubucco bourcierii salvini
- Eubucco bourcierii anomalus
- Eubucco bourcierii occidentalis
- Eubucco bourcierii bourcierii
- Eubucco bourcierii aequatorialis
- Eubucco bourcierii orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Micropogon Bourcierii
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.179
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Barbets
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Eubucco richardsoni
Scarlet-hooded Barbet
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VersiColoured Barbet
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Scarlet-crowned Barbet
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Black-girdled Barbet
Capito dayi
Spot-crowned Barbet
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Orange-fronted Barbet
Capito squamatus
White-mantled Barbet
Capito hypoleucus
Scarlet-banded Barbet
Capito wallacei
Sira Barbet
Capito fitzpatricki
Five-Coloured Barbet
Capito quinticolor
Brown-chested Barbet
Capito brunneipectus
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