Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
White-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) - HBW 7, p. 131
French: Tamatia brun
German: Weißbrust-Faulvogel
Spanish: Buco Pechiblanco
Taxonomy: Bucco fuscus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Forms a superspecies with M. semicincta. Birds from S Venezuela sometimes separated as race venezuelae, but appear indistinguishable from other populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Ecuador and SE Colombia E to S Venezuela and the Guianas and S to NE Peru and N Brazil (N of Amazon).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two close shots of a bird on a branch, dorsal and ventral views Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
An individual perched, keeping still and moving its tail Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a branch and flying away Locality Yuturi Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 6 August 2004 7 years ago 35 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Yuturi Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 6 August 2004 7 years ago 22 sec 3.1
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A bird on the ground trying to eat a large insect.
Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Nick Athanas 25 August 2007 2 years ago 4.6 -
A bird on the branch
Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 September 2010 23 weeks ago 4.5
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Call (song?). Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 21 January 2002 2 years ago 3
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