Barbets (Capitonidae)
Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii) - HBW 7, p. 218
French: Cabézon de Frantzius
German: Aztekenbartvogel
Spanish: Cabezón Cocora
Taxonomy: Tetragonops frantzii P. L. Sclater, 1864, surrounds of San José, Costa Rica.
Relationship with S. ramphastinus suggested by bill morphology, but probably not very closely related. Monotypic.
Distribution: NC Costa Rica (Tilaran Range) S in mountains to W Panama (W Veraguas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a pair nesting in a tree hole Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
DAVID ASCANIO 12 July 2010 1 year ago 44 sec 4 -
A bird in a fruiting tree Locality Poás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 28 February 2001 6 years ago 29 sec 3.7
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Cinchona, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 17 November 2005 3 years ago 4 -
Una hembra, posada en un arbol.
Locality Poás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Carmelo López 26 October 2006 1 year ago 3.5
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