Lemon-throated Barbet

The Lemon-throated Barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is found in humid lowland forest in the western Amazon Basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is generally uncommon.

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The Lemon-throated Barbet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family. It is found in humid lowland forest in the western Amazon Basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is generally uncommon. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Eubucco richardsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Stub icon This Piciformes-related article is a stub. More

Lemon-throated Barbet in Tambopata - (Photos © Jorge Mazzotti) All the pictures were taken in surrounding areas of Inkaterra Canopy, Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica - Sandoval Lake, Concepción and Gamitana (November 2006 - April 2009) Lemon-throated Barbet Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) Lemon-throated Barbet Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) Lemon-throated Barbet Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) Lemon-throated Barbet Lemon-throated Barbet More

Lemon-throated Barbet (left in a photo from that trip by John Luther). Today, of course, you can find great field guide art of this species in several places, including the Guy Tudor painting in Hilty & Brown's (1986) Colombia field guide. But back then the barbet was an astonishing package of bright yellow, deep scarlet, deep black and rich green hopping in the canopy of the dense jungle. More

Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Genus : Eubucco
Species : richardsoni
Authority : (Gray, 1846)