Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
New World Barbets (Capitonidae) · Piciformes (Piciformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Gilded Barbet with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Five-coloured Barbet Capito quinticolor | 1 |
| Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis | 1 |
Family
The New World barbets are a family, Capitonidae, of 15 birds in the order Piciformes, which inhabit humid forests in Central and South America. They are closely related to the toucans. The New World barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads.
Order
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes (), the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of which the Picidae make up about half. In general, the Piciformes are insectivorous, although the barbets and toucans mostly eat fruit and the honeyguides are unique among birds in being able to digest beeswax (although insects make up the bulk …