Barbets
Order: Piciformes. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 7 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
- Orange-fronted Barbet Capito squamatus
- Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor
- Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
- Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni
- Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
- Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador