toucan barbet
semnornis ramphastinus latin

The Toucan Barbet is unusual among frugivorous birds in that it breeds cooperatively, with several helpers aiding the dominant breeding pair with incubation and raising the young.

As a result, the barbet lineages are considered distinct families; the Prong-billed Barbet and the Toucan Barbet now form a separate family, Semnornithidae.

Toucans are very closely related to the Barbets, including the Toucan Barbet which has striking color similarities to the Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan.

The Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) is a distinctive bird found in humid forests growing on the west Andean slopes in north-western Ecuador and south-western Colombia.

The Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) is a distinctive bird found in humid forests growing on the west Andean slopes in north-western Ecuador and south-western Colombia.