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Alternative names: Swallow-wing; Swallow-wing Puffbird
- Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Identification
Glossy blue-back, white rump and lower back, cinnamon belly, undertail coverts white. It looks plump and has a short tail and broad wings.
Distribution
Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and swamps.
Behaviour
It digs a tunnel in sandy soil or earth to serve as its nest.
The diet includes insects caught in flight.
