Five-colored Barbet vs Gilded Barbet

Capito quinticolor compared with Capito auratus

Key Differences

• Five-colored Barbet is Vulnerable while Gilded Barbet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-colored Barbet	Gilded Barbet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Piciformes (อันดับนกหัวขวานและนกโพระดก)	Piciformes (อันดับนกหัวขวานและนกโพระดก)
Family same	Capitonidae	Capitonidae
Genus same	Capito	Capito
Species	Capito quinticolor	Capito auratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-colored Barbet and Gilded Barbet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Capito.

Conservation Status

Five-colored Barbet

VU — Vulnerable

Gilded Barbet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-colored Barbet	Gilded Barbet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-colored Barbet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gilded Barbet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gilded Barbet

Gilded Barbet (Capito auratus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway