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Capito auratus (Gilded Barbet)

Wikipedia Abstract

The gilded barbet (Capito auratus) is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family, the barbets, and are close relatives of the toucans.
View Wikipedia Record: Capito auratus

Infraspecies

Capito auratus amazonicus
Capito auratus aurantiicinctus
Capito auratus auratus
Capito auratus hypochondriacus
Capito auratus insperatus
Capito auratus nitidior
Capito auratus orosae
Capito auratus punctatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
17
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.29998
EDGE Score: 1.84055
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  53 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  80 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  80 %
Forages - Understory [2]  20 %
Clutch Size [1]  4
Snout to Vent Length [1]  7 inches (18 cm)

Prey / Diet

Ficus reflexa reflexa[3]
Goupia glabra[4]
Guarea guidonia (American muskwood)[4]
Pagamea plicata[4]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Frugivores at a fruiting Ficus in south-eastern Peru, Jose G. Tello, Journal of Tropical Ecology (2003) 19:717–721.
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0