Barbets in captivity

Fire-tufted barbet, Psilopogon pyrolophus now at Chester again.

 

Capito niger is kept in Zlin since last year, they are semi-visible in the "off-show" cages in the Yucatan house. There should be at least 5.

 

2015.

 

Guess it was time for an update.

BARBETS IN CAPTIVITY

Capito
Gilded barbet, Capito auratus (1)
EUROPE:
Walsrode (4,4,x) punctatus

Black-spotted barbet, Capito niger (7)
EUROPE:
Göteborg (x,x)
Waddesdon (x,x)
Zlin (x,x,5)

NORTH AMERICA:
Miami (x,x)
Nashville (x,x)
San Antonio (x,x)
San Diego (x,x)

Eubucco
Versicolored barbet, Eubucco versicolor (1)
NORTH AMERICA:
Dallas World Aquarium (2,2) glaucogularis

Lybius
Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius (x)
NORTH AMERICA:
Rather common in North American parks.

EUROPE:
Rather common in European parks. (35 public collections)

ASIA:
Chiba (x,x)
Ueno (x,x)

Megalaima
Blue-throated barbet, Megalaima asiatica (1)
EUROPE:
Wilhelma (x,x) davisoni

Lineated barbet, Megalaima lineata (4)
ASIA:
Bali Bird Park (0,0,2)
Jurong (x,x)
Khao Kheow (x,x)
Tiger temple (x,x)

Muller’s barbet, Megalaima nuchalis (1)
ASIA:
Taipei (x,x)

Brown-headed barbet, Megalaima zeylanica (1)
ASIA:
Delhi (x,x)

Psilopogon
Flame-fronted barbet, Psilopogon armillaris (1)
ASIA:
Bali Bird Park (0,0,1)

Fire-tufted barbet, Psilopogon pyrolophus (4)
NORTH AMERICA:
San Diego (0,1)

EUROPE:
Cologne (1,2)

ASIA:
Bali Bird Park (0,0,1)
Garden Birds of Thailand (x,x)

Red-crowned barbet, Psilopogon rafflesii (1)
ASIA:
Khao Kheow (x,x)

Pogoniulus
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus (2)
NORTH AMERICA:
San Diego (x,x)

EUROPE:
Newquay (1,1)

Pogonornis
Double-toothed barbet, Pogonornis bidentatus (1)
NORTH AMERICA:
San Diego (x,x)

Brown-breasted barbet, Pogonornis melanopterus (7)
EUROPE:
Chester (3,4)
Hagenbeck (x,x)
Villars les Dombes (x,x)
Waddesdon (x,x)
Walsrode (x,x)
Wroclaw (1,0)
Zlin-Lesna (2,2)

Psilopogon
Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus (1)
ASIA:
Pata (x,x) davisoni

Golden-throated barbet, Psilopogon franklinii (1)
ASIA:
Pata (x,x) franklinii

Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus (3)
EUROPE:
Vorobji (0,1) indica

ASIA:
Pata (x,x)
Jurong (x,x)

Taiwan barbet, Psilopogon nuchalis (1)
ASIA:
Taipei (x,x)

Fire-tufted barbet, Psilopogon pyrolophus (4)
EUROPE:
Chester (x,x)
Kallenkote (x,x)
Köln (1,2)
Walsrode (x,x)

Semnornis
Toucan barbet, Semnornis ramphastinus (1)
SOUTH AMERICA:
Aviaro Nacional de Colombia (x,x)

Trachyphonus
D’Arnaud’s barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii (4)
EUROPE:
Berlin (1,0)
St.Gallen (x,x)
St.Primus (x,x)

ASIA:
Jurong (x,x)

Red-and-yellow barbet, Trachyphonus erythrocephalus (x)
NORTH AMERICA:
Rather common in North American parks.

EUROPE:
Rather common in European parks. (33 public collections)

ASIA:
Jurong (x,x)
Ueno (x,x)

OCEANIA:
Honolulu (x,x)

Tricholaema
Red-fronted barbet, Tricholaema diademata (3)
EUROPE:
Hagenbeck (1,0)
Magdeburg (0,0,3)
Walsrode (1,2)

Spot-flanked barbet, Tricholaema lacrymosa (2)
EUROPE:
Waddesdon (x,x)
Walsrode (x,x)

 

You listed Fire-Tufted Barbet twice.

 

Updates on AZA Collection of Barbets in the U.S. (2021-2023)

Red-and-yellow barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
(30.25.1) held in AZA Zoos as of 2022

• This species is becoming quite popular in the US. The AZA wants to increase the population to 71-80 individuals.

Facilities and number of individuals (Data from 1/27/2021):

• North Carolina Zoo (0.6)
• Audubon Zoo (1.1)
• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (1.1)
• Dallas Zoo (1.1)
• Disney's Animal Kingdom (2.2)
• Fort Worth Zoological Park (1.1)
• Honolulu Zoo (1.0)
• Los Angeles Zoo (1.1)
• Henry Vilas Zoo (1.0)
• Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium (1.1)
• Aquarium and Rainforest at Moody Gardens (1.1)
• Oklahoma City Zoological Park (3.3)
• San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium (2.4)
• San Diego Zoo (1.1)
• SeaWorld San Diego (5.1)
• Saint Louis Zoological Park (1.0)
• Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park (1.1)
• Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum (3.1)
• Cameron Park Zoo (4.0)

Bearded barbet Pogonornis dubius
(11.13.2) held in AZA Zoos as of 8/11/2023

• This species is becoming more popular in the US. The AZA wants to increase the population to 46 individuals.

Facilities and number of individuals (Data from 8/11/2023):

• Denver Zoological Garden (1.1)
• Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens (1.1)
• Saint Louis Zoological Park (3.2)
• Reid Park Zoo (1.1)
• Bronx Zoo (0.4)
• Disney's Animal Kingdom (1.1.2)
• Lee Richardson Zoo (1.0)
• National Aviary in Pittsburgh (1.0)
• San Diego Zoo (1.1)
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park (1.1)
• Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum (0.1)

Black-spotted barbet Capito niger
(6.4) held in AZA zoos as of 2022

• This species is being monitored by the Piciformes TAG. The AZA wants to maintain the population, only slightly increasing to 14 individuals. The AZA also wishes to add five more facilities to hold this species by December 2023 (probably won't happen).

Facilities and number of individuals:

• Zoo Miami (x.x) - in 2022 species list by a zochat user
• Nashville Zoo at Grassmere (x.x) https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/aviary-spotlight
• San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium (x.x) ?
• San Diego Zoo (x.x) - Seen on my own visits in 2022

Gilded barbet Capito auratus
(1.0) held in AZA Zoos as of 2022

• This species is not monitored by the Piciformes TAG. The AZA lists this species to be phased out of collections.

Facilities and number of individuals:

• I am unaware of the sole male's whereabouts. If you have more information let me know!

Recently gone from collections within the AZA (RIP)

• Fire-tufted barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus (San Diego Zoo)
• Red-throated barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos (Minnesota Zoo)
• Yellow-rumped tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus (San Diego Zoo)
• Double-toothed barbet Lybius bidentatus (San Diego Zoo)
• Blue-chinned versicolored barbet Eubucco versicolor glaucogularis (Dallas World Aquarium)

Sources:

• Red and Yellow Barbet Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan (1/27/2021)
• Bearded Barbet AZA Regional Studbook Publication (8/11/2023)
• Piciformes TAG Regional Collection Plan 4th Edition (2022)

 

Bird Paradise
Heart of Africa:
viellot's barbet
Red-and-yellow barbet
Bearded barbet
Amazonian Jewels:
Black-spotted barbet
Songs of the Forest, winged sanctuary
Fire-tufted barbet

 

I can provide you with some information on Barbets in South Africa.

Double-toothed Barbet (Lybius bidentatus)

•Birds of Eden
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Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)

•Birds of Eden​

Brown-breasted Barbet (Lybius melanopterus)

•Birds of Eden​

Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus)

I will try and find some more information on our barbets, but for now this is what I can offer.

•Birds of Eden
•Umgeni River Bird Park
•African Dawn Wildlife Sanctuary​