Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) - HBW 7, p. 138
French: Barbacou à croupion blanc
German: Schwalbenfaulvogel
Spanish: Buco Golondrina
Other common names: Swallow-wing
Taxonomy: Cuculus tenebrosus Pallas, 1782, Surinam.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallida Cory, 1913 - NW Venezuela.
- tenebrosa (Pallas, 1782) - Venezuela (except NW), E Colombia and the Guianas S to E Ecuador, E Peru, Brazil (except SE) and N Bolivia.
- brasiliensis P. L. Sclater, 1862 - coastal SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair on top of a tree, looking in all directions Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.8 -
A bird in a tree, rubbing its bill and flying away Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 48 sec 4.2 -
Peaceful portrait with a bird roosting in a treetop and the moon behind it. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 6 weeks ago 19 sec 4.2 -
Two perched birds, scanning their surroundings for potential prey. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp tenebrosa)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 2 April 2011 39 weeks ago 50 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a wire and flying away. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird landing on an antenna. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 21 sec 4
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One bird perching at the top of a tree
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Tomas Grim 30 June 2009 40 weeks ago 4.2 -
One ind from a couple
Locality Mitú, Vaupés Department, Colombia (ssp tenebrosa)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 27 December 2011 12 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perched on top of a bush.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp tenebrosa)
Carmelo López 19 November 2011 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird perched on a stick
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 3 October 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
Perched on a branch.
Locality Blanquillo Macaw lick, Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp tenebrosa)
José M. Formentí 19 July 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
1 bird
Locality Espirito Santo State, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 10 October 2005 3 years ago 3.3
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A pair near the nest. Locality Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp brasiliensis)
Ciro Albano 7 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
calls from two birds Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp tenebrosa)
Bradley Davis 22 July 2007 2 years ago 2
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