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| − | # | + | [[Image:Guianan_Puffbird_by_Alexandre_Vinot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Alexandre_Vinot|Alexandre Vinot}}<br />Paracou, [[French Guiana]], July 2007]] |
| + | ;[[: Category:Notharchus|Notharchus]] macrorhynchos | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 25 cms. Small white area on forehead, broad black breast band, black upperparts, narrow white collar, throat and belly. Extensive dark barring on flanks. Bill and feet black. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[White-necked Puffbird]] has a larger white area at the front of the head, a broader white hindcollar and variable dark barring on flanks. The bill is bigger and the voices differ as well. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Found in eastern [[Venezuela]], northeast [[Brazil]] and the [[Guianas]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | It is sometimes considered conspecific with [[White-necked Puffbird]]. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest borders and secondary growth. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | |||
| + | The diet includes large insects and small vertebrates; some vegetable matter. | ||
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| + | Both sexes excavate nests in arboreal termitaries; holes in the ground or in trees are also reported. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop125.html SACC] proposal to split White-necked Puffbird | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Notharchus+macrorhynchos}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Notharchus]] | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 20 February 2011
- Notharchus macrorhynchos
Identification
25 cms. Small white area on forehead, broad black breast band, black upperparts, narrow white collar, throat and belly. Extensive dark barring on flanks. Bill and feet black.
Similar species
White-necked Puffbird has a larger white area at the front of the head, a broader white hindcollar and variable dark barring on flanks. The bill is bigger and the voices differ as well.
Distribution
Found in eastern Venezuela, northeast Brazil and the Guianas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It is sometimes considered conspecific with White-necked Puffbird.
Habitat
Forest borders and secondary growth.
Behaviour
The diet includes large insects and small vertebrates; some vegetable matter.
Both sexes excavate nests in arboreal termitaries; holes in the ground or in trees are also reported.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- SACC proposal to split White-necked Puffbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guianan Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guianan_Puffbird
