Toucan Barbet
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Prong-billed Barbet and Toucan Barbet

Toucan Barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus

NTNear Threatened
Family
Prong-billed Barbet and Toucan Barbet (Semnornithidae)
Order
Piciformes

Overview

The toucan barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) is a barbet native to western Ecuador and Colombia. Along with the prong-billed barbet, it forms the family Semnornithidae, and is closely related to the toucans. It is a medium-sized barbet with a robust yellow bill. It has striking plumage, having a black head with grey throat and nape, red breast and upper belly, yellow lower belly and grey wings and tail.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.