Collared Puffbird
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| Collared Puffbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Bucco |
| Species: | B. capensis |
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| Bucco capensis Linnaeus, 1766 |
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The Collared Puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a sit-and-wait hunting bird found across the northern region of South America in the Amazon Basin, southern Colombia and Venezuela, and the Guianas.
The puffbirds are an insectivorous bird family related to the jacamars, but lacking the iridescent colours of that group. The Collared Puffbird grows to about 21 cm in length, and prefers to sit and wait for prey, which has earned it nicknames such as "lazy bird" and "sleeper".
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Bucco capensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005
[edit] External links
- Stamps (for Ecuador, Paraguay, Suriname) with RangeMap
- Photo; Article mindobirds
- Photo; Article toursexplore.com
- Collared Puffbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up, Head and Collar)
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