- Nystalus maculatus
Includes: Chaco Puffbird
Identification
18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
- Red bill
- Yellowish-brown lower throat and collar
- White breast and belly with black spots
- Spotted back
It is similar in size to the White-eared Puffbird (Nystalus chacuru).
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- N. m. maculatus:
- North-eastern and central Brazil (to south-western Mato Grosso)
- N. m. striatipectus:
Habitat
Monte Desert. Subtropical and tropical Xeriphytic scrub forests and dry savanna. Observed at heights around 1,037 m
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects such as beetles and small amphibians.
Breeding
The nest is a hole excavated in a bank or flat ground.
Vocalisation
A tremulous tewre-tewtewre-tewtewre.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Birdforum Member observations
- Rasmussen, P.C. & Collar, N. (2020). Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55965 on 8 March 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spot-backed Puffbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spot-backed_Puffbird
