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Capitonidae is a family of birds within the order Piciformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Bonaparte in 1840 and is currently accepted. Common names for the group include barbets and tinkerbirds, as well as the Norwegian term amerikaskjeggfuglfamilien.
The family’s taxon range is listed as Brazil. Records associated with the family have been documented in the United States, Ghana, Kenya, Ecuador, and Malaysia. These records are held by institutions including UF, CLO, and MZLU. A total of 254,857 occurrences and 43 records have been noted, with four media items available.
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Species
barbets & tinkerbirds
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyCapitonidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Capitonidae
- Collections
- UF, CLO, MZLU
- Recorded in
- United States, Ghana, Kenya, Ecuador, Malaysia, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Piciformes
- Image
- Eubucco bourcierii.jpg
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- Commons category
- Capitonidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Capitonidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Capitonidae
- Commons gallery
- Capitonidae
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- amerikaskjeggfuglfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
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. They get their name from the bristles that fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured and live in tropical forest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Capitonidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.