Semnornis
| Toucan-barbets | |
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| Toucan barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Infraorder: | Ramphastides |
| Family: |
Semnornithidae Prum, 1988 |
| Genus: |
Semnornis Richmond, 1900 |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pan (preoccupied) |
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Semnornis frantzii
Semnornis ramphastinus
Pan (preoccupied)
Tetragonops (preoccupied)
The toucan-barbets are the small bird genus Semnornis. This was often included in the paraphyletic barbets but recently usually considered a distinct family Semnornithidae; alternatively, all barbets might be moved to the toucan family Ramphastidae as a subfamily, Semnornithinae. It contains only two species, the toucan barbet (S. ramphastinus) and the prong-billed barbet (S. frantzii).
The Semnornis barbets are fairly large barbets, measuring between 18 and 21 centimetres (7.1 and 8.3 in). The toucan barbet is larger than the prong-billed barbet and considerably heavier. They possess large, swollen bills and lack strong sexual dimorphism in their plumage. The plumage of the prong-billed barbet is orange-brown, and that of the toucan barbet is more distinctively patterned with black, red, grey and gold.
The Semnornis toucan-barbets are found in the Neotropics. The prong-billed barbet is restricted to the humid highland forests of Costa Rica and Panama. The toucan barbet is found in similar habitats in the western montane forests of Ecuador and Colombia. In addition to primary forest they may occupy forest edges and secondary growth. Neither species is migratory, and young birds do not appear to disperse very far after fledging; young toucan barbets only disperse 0.5 km.
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