Birds of Venezuela

    PICIFORMES: Bucconidae (Puffbirds)  
Genus: Monasa (2 species, 4 worldwide)


Black Nunbird
Black Nunbird (Monasa atra)
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to the Black-fronted Nunbird but with white in the wings and little range overlap.

White-fronted Nunbird
White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus peruana)
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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