Ruby-crowned barbet (SciiFii)

The ruby-crowned barbet (Eubucco rubercephalus) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets, that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. Male ruby-crowned barbets range in weight from 30 to 41 grams (1.1 to 1.4 oz). Females weigh 31 to 38 grams (1.1 to 1.3 oz). Male occidentalis weigh 37.8 to 45.1 grams (1.33 to 1.59 oz) and females 37.8 to 43.7 grams (1.33 to 1.54 oz). Males have a red head, an orange to yellow breast, and a white belly. A white collar separates the head from the dull grayish-green back. The amount of red on the throat and chest and the width of the orange-yellow breast band vary. The female's crown and nape vary from dull orange to shades of green. Several have a black forehead. Its back is green, the throat grayish yellow with a yellow to orange band below it. Its lower breast is olive-yellow and the belly white. As in the male, there is some variation among populations. The ruby-crowned barbet's diet is known to include arthropods such as caterpillars and adult insects and fruits such as berries and (at feeders) bananas. The ruby-crowned barbet's song has been described as "a resonant, ventriloquial, somewhat toad-like trill krrrrrrrrrrr". Some calls have been described as "grunts and snarls". Like other New World barbets, they excavate cavities in trees and sometimes in fence posts and wooden poles. The clutch size is three to six; the female incubates at night and both sexes do so during the day. The conservation status of the ruby-crowned barbet is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the ruby-crowned barbet's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii