Orange-fronted Barbet
A species of Gray-billed New World Barbets Scientific name : Capito squamatus Genus : Gray-billed New World Barbets
Orange-fronted Barbet, A species of Gray-billed New World Barbets
Botanical name: Capito squamatus
Genus: Gray-billed New World Barbets
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
Both male and female orange-fronted barbets are mostly black and white, and have a red forecrown. The chest of the male bird is very pale yellowish and the throat is white, while these sections are black in the female bird. Unlike the male, the female also has whitish edging to the mantle and wing-coverts. 
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Orange-fronted Barbet consume a variety of fruits, particularly from Cecropia species and Castilla elastica, and supplement their diet with beetles and likely other insects. Typically foraging in pairs across different levels of foliage, orange-fronted Barbet are also known to join mixed-species flocks, sift through dead leaves for prey, and play a role in seed dispersal.
Habitat
Orange-fronted Barbet thrives in tropical wet lowland and hill forests, often venturing into secondary growths and forest edges. Adaptable, the species occupies human-modified areas like farms and orchards with fruiting trees. Typically found below 800 m elevation, it can ascend to 1500 m and readily crosses open spaces to locate isolated fruit-bearing trees.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
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