Brown-banded Puffbird

About the Brown-banded Puffbird

The brown-banded puffbird (Notharchus ordii) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The brown-banded puffbird is monotypic. It is closely related to the black-breasted puffbird (N. pectoralis) and some authors have proposed that they form a superspecies.

The brown-banded puffbird is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 51.5 g (1.8 oz). It crown, nape, upperparts, and a thin line from the gape to the eye are a slightly glossy black. The lower part of its forehead; its face, chin, throat and upper breast; and a thin white line at the base of the nape are white. A black band separates the white upper breast from the olive-brown lower breast. The central belly is white with brown spots and the flanks white with black spots. The upper side of the tail is black with white tips to the feathers and the underside has a white band at the middle. A white band on the underwing shows in flight. The large bill and the feet are black and the eye dark brown.

The brown-banded puffbird has a highly disjunct distribution... Wikipedia →