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;[[:Category:Bucco|Bucco]] macrodactylus | ;[[:Category:Bucco|Bucco]] macrodactylus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Dark brown plumage | + | *Dark brown plumage |
| + | *White breast | ||
| + | *Chestnut cap | ||
| + | *Narrow orange collar on upper back | ||
| + | *Orange spot at side of neck | ||
| + | *Black collar on upper breast | ||
| + | *Black eye stripe across lower eye from side to bill | ||
| + | *Two parallel bright white stripes | ||
| + | *Stout, short, decurved black bill | ||
| + | *Short light-buff whiskered moustachial feathers | ||
| + | *Black iris and legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>; subspecies ''caurensis'' generally being considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid lowland forest near water at forest edges but can also be found in scrubby forest away from water. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bucco+macrodactylus}} | {{GSearch|Bucco+macrodactylus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bucco]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bucco]] | ||
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- Bucco macrodactylus
Identification
- Dark brown plumage
- White breast
- Chestnut cap
- Narrow orange collar on upper back
- Orange spot at side of neck
- Black collar on upper breast
- Black eye stripe across lower eye from side to bill
- Two parallel bright white stripes
- Stout, short, decurved black bill
- Short light-buff whiskered moustachial feathers
- Black iris and legs
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]; subspecies caurensis generally being considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Humid lowland forest near water at forest edges but can also be found in scrubby forest away from water.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-capped Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Puffbird
