white-whiskered puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Puffbirds (Bucconidae) · Piciformes (Piciformes)
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| Espécies | Confusões |
|---|---|
| macuru-de-testa-branca Notharchus hyperrhynchus | 1 |
| black-streaked puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis | 1 |
| macuru-papa-mosca Micromonacha lanceolata | 1 |
Família
The puffbirds and their relatives in the family Bucconidae are tropical tree-dwelling insectivorous birds that are found from South America up to Mexico. Together with their closest relatives, the jacamars, they form a divergent lineage within the order Piciformes, though the two families are sometimes elevated to a separate order Galbuliformes. Lacking the iridescent colours of the jacamars, puffbirds are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads, large eyes, and flattened bills with a hooked tip.
Ordem
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes (), the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of which the Picidae make up about half. In general, the Piciformes are insectivorous, although the barbets and toucans mostly eat fruit and the honeyguides are unique among birds in being able to digest beeswax (although insects make up the bulk …