- Malacoptila fulvogularis
Identification
19–22 cm (7½-8¾ in)
- Blackish head with white streaks
- White spot in front of eye and another at base of forehead
- Whitish chin and whiskers
- Dark brown upperparts
Distribution
South America: found on the eastern slope of the Andes in central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-western Bolivia.
Taxonomy
- M. f. substriata - east slope of Eastern Andes of Colombia (southwestern Meta to southeastern Cauca
- M. f. huilae - head of Magdalena Valley, south central Colombia (Huila)
- M. f. fulvogularis - east slope of Andes from Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia (to western Santa Cruz)
Habitat
They inhabit the understorey of humid montane forests, at heights around 1400 m asl.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of large invertebrates.
Breeding
There was no information about breeding at the time of edit (May 2017)
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-streaked Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-streaked_Puffbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
