Black-spotted Barbet
A species of Gray-billed New World Barbets Scientific name : Capito niger Genus : Gray-billed New World Barbets
Black-spotted Barbet, A species of Gray-billed New World Barbets
Botanical name: Capito niger
Genus: Gray-billed New World Barbets
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Description
Description
The black-spotted barbet (Capito niger) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found in forests in northeastern South America, ranging as far south as the Amazon River and as far west as the Branco River. Previously, it included the gilded barbet of the southern and western Amazon Basin as subspecies. As currently defined, the black-spotted barbet is monotypic. The western range limit of the black-spotted barbet is eastern Venezuela, mostly border areas, and to the south in Brazil's Roraima state, the bird is only found on the eastern banks of the south-flowing Branco River. The species only ranges north of the Amazon River, and is found in the northeast Amazon Basin in Brazil's states of Roraima, Pará, and Amapá, on the Atlantic coast bordering French Guiana. The black-spotted barbet's range is one contiguous region, centered on the Guiana Highlands, and the northeast Amazon Basin. 
Size
19 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-spotted Barbet primarily feeds on fruit, exhibiting frugivorous tendencies, but also includes invertebrates in its diet. It forages predominantly in trees, employing its strong bill to access food and showcasing a preference for a variety of fruits. Black-spotted Barbet has adapted to exploit these food resources effectively.
Habitat
The black-spotted Barbet typically inhabits a variety of forested environments such as lowland and hill floodplain forests, terra firme forests, and riverine or várzea forests at later successional stages. They are also found in second growth, forest edges, clearings, as well as gardens and plantations. Their habitat extends to humid lower montane forests, including mossy elfin forests, and can inhabit palm stands and forest patches within some savanna regions. Furthermore, they reside in coastal sand-ridge forests. Geographically, their range includes broader regions from lowlands up to elevations around 800 meters in some parts of the northern Neotropics.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
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