Orange-fronted Barbet

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Orange-fronted Barbet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Capito
Species: C. squamatus
Binomial name
Capito squamatus
Salvin, 1876

The Orange-fronted Barbet (Capito squamatus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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