- Eubucco versicolor
Includes: Blue-moustached Barbet; Blue-cowled Barbet; Blue-chinned Barbet
Identification
16 cm (6¼ in)
Male
- Red cap
- Thin black band round base of bill
- Greenish-blue upperparts
- Red throat
- Blue collar and moustache
Distribution
South America: found in Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. v. steerii:
- Andes of northern Peru (Amazonas to northern Huánuco)
- E. v. glaucogularis:
- Andes of central Peru (eastern Huánuco to northern Cusco)
- E. v. versicolor:
- Andes of southern Peru (Cusco and Puno) to north-central Bolivia (Cochabamba)
HBW alive recognizes each subspecies as full species: Blue-cowled Barbet (Eubucco steerii), Blue-chinned Barbet (Eubucco glaucogularis) and Blue-moustached Barbet (Eubucco versicolor).
Habitat
Sub-montane humid forests, disturbed secondary rain forest 1,219 m and along roadsides.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of a variety of fruits and seeds, with the addition of some insects such as beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Versicolored Barbet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Versicolored_Barbet
