Collared Puffbird

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iCollared Puffbird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Bucco
Species: B. capensis
Binomial name
Bucco capensis
Linnaeus, 1766

The Collared Puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a sit-and-wait hunting bird found across the northern region of South America.

The puffbirds are an insectivorous bird family related to the jacamars, but lacking the iridescent colours of that group. The Collared Puffbird grows to about 21 cm in length, and prefers to sit and wait for prey, which has earned it nicknames such as "lazy bird" and "sleeper".

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Bucco capensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005
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