La historia
This Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) perched calmly on a mossy branch at La Minga Ecolodge in Dapa, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, its red head and white collar sharply defined against the soft green forest. Its yellow underparts and rich green wings stood out even in the low, diffused light of this cloud-forest edge. The species ranges from Costa Rica and Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana to Ecuador and Peru, between 400 and 2,400 meters. It eats caterpillars, other insects and fruit such as berries, and at feeders it takes bananas. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I photographed it with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/500 sec, f/11, ISO 6400, −0,5 EV. Cali, Yumbo, La Cumbre and Dagua have committed to conserving the San Antonio–Km 18 Key Biodiversity Area, the cloud forest around La Minga, along with its water sources.
©2025 Adam Rainoff Photographer
El ave
The Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) pertenece a la familia Capitonidae (New World Barbets) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2020), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
