Order: Piciformes | Family: Capitonidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male (l) & Female (r) | Loc. Tarapoto, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Male (l) & Female (r) | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male (l) & Female (r) | Loc. Tarapoto, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Manaus, Brazil
Status: The Gilded Barbet is uncommon in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1350 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Barbudo Brilloso.
Sub-species: Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus auratus), Dumont 1816. NE Peru from the mouth of R Napo S along R Amazon and R Ucayali.
(Capito auratus punctatus), Lesson 1830. Lower E Andes from Ecuador to Junin.
(Capito auratus orosae) Chapman, 1928. E Peru from R Orosa E to R Javari, S to extreme W Brazil.
(Capito auratus insperatus), Cherrie, 1916. SE Peru, N Bolivia and W Brazil.
Meaning of Name: Capito: L. Caput= head, big head. auratus: L. auratus, aurata, aurum= gold.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.