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Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco noanamae
Sooty-capped Puffbird (Bucco noanamae) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Sooty-capped Puffbird (Bucco noanamae) is a member of the Bucconidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 42.8 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Bucconidae Puffbirds
- Genus Bucco
- Species noanamae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 42.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Bucconidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sooty-capped Puffbird (Bucco noanamae) belongs to the Bucconidae family of the order Piciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 42.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.1 cm.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 29,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sooty-capped Puffbird?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is a small bird that weighs around 42.8 g.
Where does the Sooty-capped Puffbird live?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is found across South America with a range covering SA w Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sooty-capped Puffbird belong to?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird (Bucco noanamae) belongs to the Bucconidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Sooty-capped Puffbird eat?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sooty-capped Puffbird migrate?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Sooty-capped Puffbird make?
1 real field recording of the Sooty-capped Puffbird — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Sooty-capped Puffbird's range?
The Sooty-capped Puffbird has a mapped global range of about 29,000 km².
Conservation
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