Systematics

Capito fitzpatricki Seeholzer, Winger, Harvey, Cáceres, and Weckstein, 2012, The Auk 129(3) p. 552.—Type Locality: "11.45 km west-southwest of the mouth of Quebrada Shinipo, Cerros del Sira, Región Ucayali, Peru (10°31′48′′S, 74°07′12′′W); elevation 1,050 m" (2 Seeholzer, G. F., B. M. Winger, M. G. Harvey, D. Cáceres A., and J. D. Weckstein (2012). A new species of barbet (Capitonidae: Capito) from the Cerros del Sira, Ucayali, Peru. The Auk 129(3):1–9. Close ).

Sometimes considered conspecific with Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei) (3 Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood (2019). The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Close , 4 Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer (2021). A classification of the bird species of South America. Version 15. American Ornithological Society. Close ).

None reported.

Sister-species of Scarlet-banded Barbet; the two differing genetically and in plumage and morphology. Mitochondrial DNA indicates low sequence divergence, suggesting that they have differentiated relatively recently; morphological evidence (2 Seeholzer, G. F., B. M. Winger, M. G. Harvey, D. Cáceres A., and J. D. Weckstein (2012). A new species of barbet (Capitonidae: Capito) from the Cerros del Sira, Ucayali, Peru. The Auk 129(3):1–9. Close ); however, is conclusive, Capito wallacei showing red (not yellow) flanks (3), broader breast band (a plumage character, not a morphometric one; effect size 3.335, score 2), deeper bill (effect size 3.744, score 2), and black vs gray outer thigh feathers (1). It is probably also closely related to White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus), Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor), and Black-spotted Barbet (Capito niger) (5 O’Neill, J. P., D. F. Lane, A. W. Kratter, A. P. Capparella, and C. F. Joo (2000). A striking new species of barbet (Capitoninae: Capito) from the eastern Andes of Peru. The Auk 117(3):569–577. Close ).

None reported.

None reported.