Toucan Barbet | Animalz

Toucan BarbetThe Toucan Barbet is stout and medium-sized. Males have a glossy black nuchal tuft that females lack. It occurs in the mountains of southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador and mainly eats fruit. At the study site, territorial groups bred in tree cavities.What does it look like?Males have a glossy black nuchal tuft that females lack.How does it live?The Toucan Barbet is stout and medium-sized. Males have a glossy black nuchal tuft that females lack. It occurs in the mountains of southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador and mainly eats fruit. At the study site, territorial groups bred in tree cavities.It mainly eats fruit. At La Planada, groups held territories year-round and nested in tree cavities; helpers took part in incubation, feeding, and defense.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.