- 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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies substriata and huilae are not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
They inhabit the understorey of humid montane forests, at heights around 1400 m.
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, 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-streaked Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-streaked_Puffbird
