Birds of the World

    PICIFORMES: Bucconidae (Puffbirds)  
Genus: Chelidoptera (1 species)


Swallow-winged Puffbird
Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa tenebrosa)
Range: SA: nw Venezuela, Amazonia and e Brazil
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Commonly seen perched in the open on powerlines or tall trees. Once grouped with cotingas.


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