Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos) - HBW 7, p. 125
French: Tamatia à gros bec
German: Weißhals-Faulvogel
Spanish: Buco Picogordo
Taxonomy: Bucco macrorhynchos J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Forms a superspecies with N. swainsoni, with which usually regarded as conspecific (see page105). Races hyperrhynchus and paraensis markedly distinct from nominate, and together may constitute a separate species. Birds from El Salvador and NW Nicaragua sometimes separated as race cryptoleucus, but probably indistinguishable from hyperrhynchus. Population of Santa Marta Mts (N Colombia) may represent a separate race; further study needed. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hyperrhynchus (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - S Mexico (Oaxaca) S to N & NE Venezuela, and S to Colombia, Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia and W Brazil (E to R Tapajós and S to Mato Grosso).
- macrorhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - extreme E Venezuela, the Guianas and extreme N Brazil S to the Amazon.
- paraensis Sassi, 1932 - lower Amazon Valley in Brazil (Pará E of R Tapajós and into N Maranhão).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a tree Locality Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 50 weeks ago 32 sec 4 -
A perched bird seen from behind Locality Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Juan Sanabria 29 October 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree looking around Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp hyperrynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 53 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree singing, with Speckled Chachalacas and a Greyish Mourner in the background Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp hyperrynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree looking around and flying away Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp hyperrynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 23 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree, looking around. Locality Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Jaguar Preserve), Stann Creek District, Belize (ssp hyperrhynchus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 11 August 2005 4 years ago 25 sec 3.4
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A bird perched on a cecropia.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp hyperrhynchus)
Carmelo López 17 November 2011 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.3 -
Dorsal view of a perched bird with head turned.
Locality Caño Colorado, Maturín, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp macrorhynchos)
philgunson 9 May 2009 2 years ago 3 -
White-necked Puffbird
Locality Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 12 September 2008 2 years ago 3 -
An individual perched
Locality Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 15 March 2009 2 years ago 2.5 -
Meteti, road to Puerto Kimba
Locality Darién Province, Panama
Octavio Rios 17 August 2005 1 year ago 1.6
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Song. Locality Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana
(ssp macrorhynchos)
Nick Athanas 22 November 2006 2 years ago 3
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