Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

Other Names (World)
Swallow-winged Puffbird, Swallow-wing

Family
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pallas, 1782)

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

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) [XC326084]
by Breno Dias Vitorino from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Veracruz, Porto Seguro, BA, Brazil (flight call)

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) [XC706551]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Ciudad P\u00e9rdida\/ Puerto Santander, Amazonas, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pallida Cory, 1913 - North-western Venezuela.
tenebrosa (Pallas, 1782) - Venezuela (except north-west), eastern Colombia and the Guianas south to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, Brazil (except south-east) and northern Bolivia.
brasiliensis Sclater, PL, 1862 - Coastal south-eastern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) - 10 files

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