New World barbets
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The New World barbets may not be monophyletic. Semnornis may be more closely related to toucans (Ramphastidae) than to other New World barbets (Moyle 2004), or it may be the sister group of all New World barbets and toucans (Prum 1988).
References
Moyle, R. G. 2004. Phylogenetics of barbets (Aves: Piciformes) based on muclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 30:187-200.
Prum, R. O. 1988. Phylogenetic interrelationships of the barbets (Aves: Capitonidae) and toucans (Aves: Ramphastidae) based on morphology with comparisons to DNA-DNA hybridization. Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society 92:313-343.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Semnornis frantzii |
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| Location | La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Prong-billed barbet |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2004 Jim Scarff
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| Scientific Name | Eubucco versicolor |
|---|---|
| Location | Coroico, Bolivia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Versicolored Barbet |
| Copyright |
© Joseph Tobias
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| Scientific Name | Eubucco bourcierii |
|---|---|
| Location | Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, western Andes, Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| Source | Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2008 David Cook Wildlife Photography |
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