Semnornis frantzii

(Sclater, 1864)

Vernacular names
English : Prong-billed barbet
French : Cabézon de Frantzius

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae/Semnornithidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
The species can reach 18 cm in length for a weight of 72 g. Unmistakable. Short but broad bill with distinctive hooked tip. Coloration is mustard-yellow, darker on wings and back, with black bill-ring and greyish flanks.

Range and habitat
The species is found in Central America, from the mountains of North-Central Costa Rica to western Panama. Lives in wet montane forests, forest edges, clearings, from 500 to 2700 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a very small range and limited tolerance to habitat disturbance. It occurs in protected areas and seems to remain safe so far.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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