Listen to the Red-headed barbet
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About the Red-headed barbet
The Red-headed barbet is a bird in the family Capitonidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 37 g.
What does the Red-headed barbet sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Related birds in the genus Eubucco
More from the family Capitonidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-headed barbet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Red-headed barbet on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Red-headed barbet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-headed barbet as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-headed barbet belong to?
The Red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) belongs to the family Capitonidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: above 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q490209 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-headed barbet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dave Wendelken – CC BY 2.0