Spotted puffbird

Spotted puffbird
Spotted Puffbird at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Bucconidae
Genus:Bucco
Species: B. tamatia
Binomial name
Bucco tamatia
(Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms

Bucco pulmentum

The spotted puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Bucco tamatia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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