Brown-banded puffbird
Brown-banded puffbird | |
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Brown-banded puffbird at Porto Velho, Rondônia state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Bucconidae |
Genus: | Notharchus |
Species: | N. ordii
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Binomial name | |
Notharchus ordii (Cassin, 1851)
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The brown-banded puffbird (Notharchus ordii) is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown-banded puffbird is
Description
The brown-banded puffbird is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 51.5 g (1.8 oz). It crown, nape, upperparts, and a thin line from the gape to the eye are a slightly glossy black. The lower part of its forehead; its face, chin, throat and upper breast; and a thin white line at the base of the nape are white. A black band separates the white upper breast from the olive-brown lower breast. The central belly is white with brown spots and the flanks white with black spots. The upper side of the tail is black with white tips to the feathers and the underside has a white band at the middle. A white band on the underwing shows in flight. The large bill and the feet are black and the eye dark brown.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The brown-banded puffbird has a highly disjunct distribution. One large region spans from southern Venezuela's
Behavior
Feeding
Little is known about the brown-banded puffbird's feeding behavior and diet. The few observations suggest that it hunts like others of its genus, sallying from a perch to catch insects or pluck them from vegetation.[5]
Breeding
The one described nest of the brown-banded puffbird was a cavity in an arboreal
Vocalization
The brown-banded puffbird's song is "lengthy, with several clear, loud introductory whistles followed by cadenced couplets and triplets."[5]
Status
The
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Brown-Banded Puffbird Notharchus ordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved August 24, 2021
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 24 August 2021
- ^ a b c d e f g Rasmussen, P. C., N. Collar, and A. Bonan (2020). Brown-banded Puffbird (Notharchus ordii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brbpuf1.01 retrieved October 29, 2021