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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Description
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
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 primarily inhabits wet lowland and hill forests within tropical regions. It shows adaptability to various degrees of forest modification, ranging into secondary forests, forest edges, as well as human-altered landscapes including cultivated areas, farms, orchards, and pastures that contain fruiting trees. Moreover, orange-fronted Barbet is known to traverse vast open spaces to reach isolated trees with fruit. Its elevation range typically falls below 800 m, extending up to 1500 m in certain locales. In zones of cohabitation with similar species, orange-fronted Barbet is distinguished by its tendency to frequent younger secondary growths and plantations.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
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