Spotted puffbird
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Spotted Puffbird at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
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Species: | B. tamatia
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Bucco tamatia (Gmelin, 1788)
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Bucco pulmentum |
The spotted puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.
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