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Gilded Barbet - female, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Forages in pairs in the canopy and subcanopy. The female has the streaked chest as seen here. Male:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70191/gilded_barbet_-_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Gilded Barbet - male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70191_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cFu1fhqjhBrt%2BX1ve0o%2BP3KXcEE%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Gilded Barbet - male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia The male of the Gilded Barbet. The female is also in the scene, but obscured by a branch. Here&#039;s the female in a better view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70190/gilded_barbet_-_female_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Capito auratus,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World,gilded barbet" /></a></figure> Capito auratus,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World,gilded barbet Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Gilded Barbet - female, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Forages in pairs in the canopy and subcanopy. The female has the streaked chest as seen here. Male:

Gilded Barbet - male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia The male of the Gilded Barbet. The female is also in the scene, but obscured by a branch. Here's the female in a better view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70190/gilded_barbet_-_female_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Capito auratus,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World,gilded barbet

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    An awesome collection of birdies from Colombia, thanks for sharing! :-) Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      My pleasure! Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I love the streaking. I think she is prettier than the male! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I fully agree, before looking up the sexes I had the wrong assumption that the streaked one would be the male. You know based on past experiences where the male if often more decorated :) Posted 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        So true! Posted 6 years ago

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The Gilded barbet

The gilded barbet is a species of bird in the Capitonidae family, the New World barbets, and are close relatives of the toucans.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 1, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2018 08:04 in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO180
  • 230mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.