Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)

Family
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1829)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, moist savanna. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) [XC693618]
by Albert Lastukhin from Ecoparque Los Besotes, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia (song)

Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) [XC204480]
by Andres Angulo from Bachaquero, Venezuela (duet, song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Two-banded Puffbird (Hypnelus bicinctus), and often considered conspecific owing to hybridization in Maracaibo region of Venezuela and in Catatumbo lowlands of Colombia. However, hybridization apparently rather limited, with most individuals belonging clearly to one or the other of these well-distinguished forms, and treatment as separate species seems the most realistic approach, pending in-depth studies.

Proposed subspecies striaticollis (north-western Venezuela) may form part of a cline and herein included in decolor, but further study is required.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

decolor Todd & Carriker, 1922 - Extreme north-eastern Colombia (Guajira Peninsula) and north-western Venezuela (Falc�n).
ruficollis (Wagler, 1829) - Northern Colombia, and north-western Venezuela west of L Maracaibo.
coloratus Ridgway, 1914 - Western Venezuela (south of L Maracaibo).
striaticollis Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1958 - North-western Venezuela.
bicinctus (Gould, 1837) - Interior north-eastern Colombia (in llanos), and northern Venezuela (south to north-eastern Bol��var and north-western Amazonas).
stoicus Wetmore, 1939 - Margarita I, off northern Venezuela.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) - 10 files

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