Crescent-chested puffbird
| Crescent-chested puffbird | |
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| Photo by Dario Saches | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Malacoptila |
| Species: | M. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacoptila striata (Spix, 1824) | |
The crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata) is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.
This elegant colored bird, has a chest band composed of a bright-white throat, a narrow band of black, and a light cinnamon band blending into the chest.
Its main range is southeast Brazil, including the Atlantic coast, and it also inhabits a small disjunct range in northern and coastal Maranhão state, Northeast Region, Brazil.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Malacoptila striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Crescent-chested puffbird videos in the Internet Bird Collection
- Crescent-chested puffbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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