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Black-spotted Barbet
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Toucans, woodpeckers & jacamars

Black-spotted Barbet

Capito niger (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-spotted Barbet
DutchZwarte Baardvogel
SpanishCabezón turero
Chinese红喉拟啄木鸟
Scientific nameCapito niger (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

About this species

The black-spotted barbet (Capito niger) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyCapitonidae
GenusCapito

In Suriname

1,173Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
1870First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini462
  • Brokopondo227
  • Commewijne195
  • Para165
  • Paramaribo52
  • Saramacca7
  • Wanica3
  • Marowijne3
  • Nickerie3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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