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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 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Puffbird
