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Sira Barbet Capito fitzpatricki Scientific name definitions

Lester L. Short, Jon Fjeldså, Jennifer F. M. Horne, Christopher J. Sharpe, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.1 — Published February 7, 2025

Behavior

Locomotion

Moves through canopy foliage in a slow, methodical manner, sometimes creeping along branches as it forages (2).

Self-Maintenance

No information.

Agonistic Behavior

No information.

Sexual Behavior

Not described.

Social and Interspecific Behavior

Degree of Sociality

Observed mostly in pairs, also in groups of three or four individuals, and sometimes singly; single birds occasionally forage with other frugivores, including Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata), becards (Pachyramphus) of the “Platypsaris group,” and mixed groups of Tangara tanagers.

Predation

Information needed.

Recommended Citation

Short, L. L., J. Fjeldså, J. F. M. Horne, C. J. Sharpe, and E. de Juana (2025). Sira Barbet (Capito fitzpatricki), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sirbar1.01.1
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