Moustached Puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis
This plump brown bird is found in the Andes in Venezuela and Colombia, from the lower foothills up to 2,100 m. Females are darker than males, with a less prominent white mustache. Not many similar species in range; beware White-whiskered Puffbird, which is typically found at lower elevations and shows yellowish (not gray) lower mandible and more streaking on belly. Typically inconspicuous in the lower to middle levels of wet forest, where singles or pairs often sit motionless on a horizontal limb.
识别特征
The moustached puffbird is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 47 to 50 g (1.7 to 1.8 oz). Unlike most puffbirds, the male and female have different plumages. Both sexes have bristles around the base of the large bill, and white "whiskers", which are actually tufts of feathers. The adult male is drab brown above with white to buffy spots on the back and the wing coverts. Its tail is brown with small buffy markings. Its lores and a half ring behind the eye are white. The chin, throat, and breast are rufous with indistinct darker streaks on the last. The belly is white and the flanks dull brown with whitish bars and streaks. The bill is black, the eye red, and the feet silvery bluish. The adult female is grayer above with heavier buff markings and has a paler breast with heavier streaks. Immatures are darker with less obvious light markings and is less rufous on the breast.
分类信息
The moustached puffbird is monotypic, though the population in southwestern Colombia might merit treatment as a subspecies. It is thought to form a superspecies with the white-whiskered puffbird (M. panamensis) and black-streaked puffbird (M. fulvogularis).
- 学名
- Malacoptila mystacalis
- 命名信息
- (Lafresnaye, 1850)
- 目
- Piciformes
- 科
- Bucconidae
- 属
- Malacoptila
分布与栖息地
The moustached puffbird is found in the Andes, in northern and northwestern Venezuela through Colombia and slightly into northern Ecuador. It is primarily a bird of the undergrowth of humid and wet forests, though it also occurs along the edges of forest and in open woodland. It usually stays within 6 m (20 ft) of the ground. In elevation it ranges from 350 to 2,100 m (1,100 to 6,900 ft).
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
No information has been published about the moustached puffbird's feeding behavior or diet.<p>The moustached puffbird appears to breed between May and August in Venezuela and February to September in Colombia. It nests in a hole excavated in an earth bank, but no other details of its breeding phenology are known.<p>The moustached puffbird's song is a "[h]igh thin peeping" like that of other puffbirds in its genus.
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- stable
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其他鸟类
Bar-bellied Woodcreeper
Hylexetastes stresemanni
Large-billed woodcreeper of lowland rainforest. Warm brown with subtle fine black barring on the undersides. Large red bill is distinctive. The similar Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper is barred and can also have a reddish bill in some parts of its range, but the barring on Bar-bellied is restricted to the belly, and the bill is heavier, and usually brighter red. Rare in most areas; it seems to prefer upland areas and tall stunted growth. Sometimes found around army ant swarms. Its song is a loud, resounding series of ascending squeals: “chu-WEE, chu-WEE, chu-WEE, …”.
Dusky Spinetail
Synallaxis moesta
An exceptionally shy spinetail found in cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes, ranging into lowland forest in some areas. Plumage is dark gray with a black throat and chestnut crown, wings, and tail. In central Colombia, birds are somewhat paler. Inhabits dense tangles in forest understory, where it is very hard to see. Usually first detected by its song, a low, guttural trill.
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Small and beautiful blue, rufous, and white kingfisher. Note the white stripe that runs across the center of the underparts all the way from the throat to the undertail. Found near streams and pools inside of rainforest. Secretive, solitary, and generally elusive. The call is a harsh “tshik,” often given in flight. Distinguished from similar kingfishers by the white belly stripe. Further distinguished from Malachite Kingfisher by its forest-dwelling habits.
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