Western Striolated Puffbird - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Xyko Paludo
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, December 2017

Nystalus obamai

Identification

19·8–21 cm (7¾-8¼ in) A recently described species.

Distribution

South America: Ecuador south to Bolivia and east, south of the Amazon, to Brazil west of the Madeira River

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Striolated Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Striolated_Puffbird

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