and international cage-bird trade is considered to be the main threat to this species, as it is adaptable and can tolerate some habitat modification if left unmolested. Heavy trapping pressure and habitat fragmentation due to forest clearing are thought to be responsible for some localised extinctions of this species. References External links Toucan barbet calls - Xeno-Canto Semnornis Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds described in 1855