- Notharchus swainsoni
Identification
Buff to rufous belly and vent, grey bars on flanks, black upperside, crown, lore, and breast band, white ring around neck including throat and nape.
Similar species
It is considerably smaller than White-necked Puffbird.
Among black and white Puffbirds, this one is unique in having buffy belly and grey flank barring.
Distribution
Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Some authorities have treated this as a subspecies of White-necked Puffbird.
Habitat
Atlantic Rain Forest.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
"The song of swainsoni begins with a long series of 15+ "ui-ui-ui-ui" notes, which accelerate in pace and build in intensity before switching to a nearly as long series of 10+ disyllabic or trisyllabic "dibule-dibule-dibule" notes that descend in pitch but still accelerate toward the finish."2
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to recognize Buff-bellied Puffbird as a full species
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-bellied Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-bellied_Puffbird
