Gilded Barbet
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Gilded Barbet | + | '''Common Name:''' Gilded Barbet<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Capito auratus | '''Scientific Name:''' Capito auratus | ||
'''Habitat:''' South America; Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, in the Orinoco River Basin and western Amazon Basin. Found in tropical moist lowland forests (especially Terra Firme) and woodland. It mainly occurs in lowlands, but also ranges into the lower foothills of the east Andes range. | '''Habitat:''' South America; Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, in the Orinoco River Basin and western Amazon Basin. Found in tropical moist lowland forests (especially Terra Firme) and woodland. It mainly occurs in lowlands, but also ranges into the lower foothills of the east Andes range. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' Unknown. |
'''Diet:''' Mostly Fruit and some insects. Small prey items are also taken, especially when nesting. Barbets are capable of shifting their diet quickly in the face of changes in food availability. | '''Diet:''' Mostly Fruit and some insects. Small prey items are also taken, especially when nesting. Barbets are capable of shifting their diet quickly in the face of changes in food availability. | ||
Barbets are thought to be important agents in seed dispersal in tropical forests. | Barbets are thought to be important agents in seed dispersal in tropical forests. | ||
| - | '''Found in [http:// | + | |
| + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-amazon.html Songbird Remix Amazon]''' | ||
