Birds of Brazil

    PICIFORMES: Bucconidae (Puffbirds)  
Genus: Malacoptila (4 species, 7 worldwide)


White-chested Puffbird
White-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila fusca)
Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-necked Puffbird
Rufous-necked Puffbird (Malacoptila rufa brunnescens)
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Sits quietly in the forest understory (Athanas).

Semicollared Puffbird
Semicollared Puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta)
Madre de Dios, Peru  
   
Photograph by vil.sandi     Copyright and usage info


Crescent-chested Puffbird
Crescent-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila striata striata) ENDEMIC
Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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