- Malacoptila striata
Identification
17·5–20 cm (6¾-7¾ in) The white crescent on the chest is bordered below by a black band below which the belly is rufous to buffy with white in the centre.
Distribution
South America: a Brazilian endemic.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]
- M. s. minor:
- Humid lowlands of north-eastern Brazil (north-eastern Maranhão)
- M. s. striata:
- South-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia and eastern Minas Gerais to Santa Catarina)
Habitat
Interior of humid forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet probably consists of a variety of invertebrates. They follow army ant swarms.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crescent-chested Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crescent-chested_Puffbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
