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Gilded barbet

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The gilded barbet, Capito auratus, is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets, and a close relative of the toucans. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, in the Orinoco River basin and the western Amazon basin, inhabiting tropical moist lowland forest and woodland as well as lower Andean foothills, and it is largely frugivorous. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Capito auratus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Gilded barbet (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    wer Andean foothills, and it is largely frugivorous. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, in the Orinoco River basin and the western Amazon basin, inhabiting tropical moist lowland forest and woodland as well as lower Andean foothills, and it is largely frugivorous.
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2. Gilded barbet (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135469 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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