Black-spotted Barbet
Capito niger
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- New World Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Order
- Piciformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northeastern Brazil north of the Amazon.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-spotted barbet
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
