Let’s talk about the Red-Headed Barbet

The Red-Headed Barbet is a very colorful bird found in the humid mountainous forests of Costa Rica. It has a wide range that also includes Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

This is another one of those bird species that shows a very different color pattern between the male and female. The male is on the left and the female is on the right.

The face reminds me of the angry bird video games.

The Red-Headed Barbets’ diet consists of insects and fruits and will often come down to feeders if offered bananas and papayas.

If you see one you will usually see the other as they do travel in pairs. I photographed this pair just outside of San Isidro at Bosque del Tolomuco Lodge. They are one more example of the beautiful birds that can be found here in Costa Rica.