Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
Spot-bellied Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus) - HBW 7, p. 128
French: Tamatia tamajac
German: Fleckmantel-Faulvogel
Spanish: Buco Durmilí
Other common names: Spot-backed Puffbird; Streak-bellied Puffbird (striatipectus)
Taxonomy: Alcedo maculata J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Brazil = Ceará.
Race striatipectus may be a separate species, on basis of morphology, but vocalizations apparently similar; further study required in zone of probable contact, in Pantanal. Proposed race parvirostris (C Brazil) not reliably separable from nominate; pallidigula (SW Brazil) synonymous with striatipectus, showing only minor, apparently clinal, differences. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maculatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - NE & C Brazil (to SW Mato Grosso).
- striatipectus (P. L. Sclater, 1854) - SC & SE Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz) and SC Brazil (W Mato Grosso do Sul) S to W & C Paraguay and NW Argentina (S to Córdoba).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a branch, and changing its position Locality Camiri, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp striatipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
A bird singing several times. Locality Caetité, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp maculatus)
Ciro Albano 23 February 2011 2 years ago 58 sec 4.5 -
One bird on a branch. Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp maculatus)
Ciro Albano 26 January 2010 3 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a branch, looking around Locality Camiri, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp striatipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2005 7 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree, singing three times. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp maculatus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 49 weeks ago 35 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Locality Lomas de Arena Reserve, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp striatipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2005 7 years ago 25 sec 3.7
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Durmilí
Locality Lamadrid, Tucumán Province, Argentina (ssp striatipectus)
Miguel Andina 3 October 2012 36 weeks ago 4.6 -
Perched in a bush, looking fierce.
Locality Canudos, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp maculatus)
Nick Athanas 18 August 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Lateral view of an individual perched on a branch.
Locality Perforación, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp striatipectus)
Joe Tobias 22 July 2007 25 weeks ago 4 -
Durmilí
Locality Escaba, Tucumán Province, Argentina (ssp striatipectus)
Miguel Andina 15 November 2011 42 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perching on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Spot-bellied Puffbird perching in canopy
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tomas Grim 5 September 2003 22 weeks ago 3.5
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Song.In three quebrachos forest Locality Gregoria Pérez de Denis, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
(ssp striatipectus)
Martin Manassero 28 May 2012 1 year ago 4 -
A bird in a tree singing. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp maculatus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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