Rufous-necked Puffbird - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by WilsonDiaz
Muyuna Lodge, Loreto, Peru, November 2013

Malacoptila rufa

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. r. rufa:

• Eastern Ecuador to eastern Peru and western Brazil (south of Amazon to Rio Madeira)

• M. r. brunnescens:

• Humid forests of Amazonian Brazil

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-necked Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-necked_Puffbird

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