Red-headed barbet
Eubucco bourcierii (Lafresnaye, 1845)
The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) is a species in the family Capitonidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 36 g to 37 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red-headed barbet
- Weight
- 36 g – 37 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the red-headed barbet
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Where does the red-headed barbet live?
Not recorded
What is the red-headed barbet?
The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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What does the red-headed barbet sound like?
Is the red-headed barbet endangered?
The red-headed barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the red-headed barbet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyCapitonidae
- genusEubucco
- SpeciesEubucco bourcierii (Lafresnaye, 1845)
Synonyms Micropogon bourcierii
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- بربيت ذو الرأس الأحمرArabic
- cabut cap-roigCatalan
- vousák andskýCzech
- Rødhovedet SkægfuglDanish
- AndenbartvogelGerman
- Anden-BartvogelGerman
- Rotkopf-BartvogelGerman
- ruĝkapa barbuloEsperanto
- Torito cabecirrojoSpanish
- Barbudo CabecirrojoSpanish
- Cabezón cabecirrojoSpanish
- kardinaaliseppäFinnish
- Cabézon à tête rougeFrench
- plamenoglavi barbetCroatian
- andesi tarkabajszikaHungarian
- Barbuto testarossaItalian
- Barbetto testarossaItalian
- ズアカゴシキドリJapanese
- raudongalvis eubukasLithuanian
- RoodkopbaardvogelDutch
- rødhodeskjeggfuglNorwegian
- brodacz czerwonogłowyPolish
- capitão-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
- Андский эубуккоRussian
- Андская бородаткаRussian
- hlaváň červenohlavýSlovak
- rödhuvad barbettSwedish
- Kırmızı Başlı BarbetTurkish
- евбуко андійськийUkrainian
- 紅頭擬啄木Chinese
- 红头拟啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the red-headed barbet
Other species in the same genus Eubucco.
Lemon-throated barbet
Eubucco richardsoni
Versicolored barbet
Eubucco versicolor
Scarlet-hooded barbet
Eubucco tucinkae
CompareRed-headed barbet vs Lemon-throated barbetRed-headed barbet vs Versicolored barbetRed-headed barbet vs Scarlet-hooded barbet
Common questions
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How big is the red-headed barbet?
An adult red-headed barbet weighs 36 g – 37 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-headed barbet endangered?
The red-headed barbet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-headed barbet?
The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) belongs to the family Capitonidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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