Pied puffbird (Bucco tectus)

This bird is more or less like Pied Fantail.
Nice picture and thanks for sharing.

Where does it get its name? Does it puff up to make itself look bigger (as puffer fish do)?

Jules,
Nice photo. Race subtectus of Notharchus tectus (only occasionally put in genus Bucco). It must be undergoing a range expansion as generally thought to range in CR only in the northeast Caribbean side.

Katy,
More or less. It gots its' name from the habit of puffing out its' feathers and bringing its' neck as close to the body as possible, assuming a kind of ball-like conformation. Apparently to escape unnoticed to predators while it actively scans the surroundings for its own prey.

Great photo! A new bird for the BF database.
http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=6063

Thanks!