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;[[:Category:Bucco|Bucco]] macrodactylus | ;[[:Category:Bucco|Bucco]] macrodactylus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | * | + | *Complex pattern in head and throat area |
| − | * | + | **Chestnut cap |
| − | *Chestnut cap | + | **Narrow orange collar separates cap from back |
| − | *Narrow orange collar | + | **Black stripe across lower face including lower half of eye |
| − | * | + | **White stripe above this black stripe |
| − | * | + | **Another white stripe below that black stripe, bordered below with a second black stripe that makes a band across lower throat |
| − | * | + | **Buffy upper throat and chin |
| − | * | + | **White on upper breast just below the lower black band |
| + | *Dark brown upperside with paler markings | ||
| + | *Graduated tail also dark brown with paler markings | ||
| + | *Underside buffy with darker barring | ||
*Stout, short, decurved black bill | *Stout, short, decurved black bill | ||
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*Black iris and legs | *Black iris and legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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- Bucco macrodactylus
Identification
- Complex pattern in head and throat area
- Chestnut cap
- Narrow orange collar separates cap from back
- Black stripe across lower face including lower half of eye
- White stripe above this black stripe
- Another white stripe below that black stripe, bordered below with a second black stripe that makes a band across lower throat
- Buffy upper throat and chin
- White on upper breast just below the lower black band
- Dark brown upperside with paler markings
- Graduated tail also dark brown with paler markings
- Underside buffy with darker barring
- Stout, short, decurved black bill
- 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 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Puffbird
