| Gilded barbet | |
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| A male (below) and a juvenile (above) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Capitonidae |
| Genus: | Capito |
| Species: | C. auratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Capito auratus (Dumont, 1805)
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The gilded barbet (Capito auratus) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets, and a close relative of the toucans.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Capito auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22733724A95063335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733724A95063335.en. Retrieved 14 September 2023.