Swallow-winged Puffbird
A species of Swallow-winged Puffbird, Also known as Swallow-wing Puffbird Scientific name : Chelidoptera tenebrosa Genus : Swallow-winged Puffbird
Swallow-winged Puffbird, A species of Swallow-winged Puffbird
Also known as:
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Botanical name: Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Genus: Swallow-winged Puffbird
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Description General Info
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Description
The swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds. It is also called the swallow-wing. It is the only species in the genus Chelidoptera. It is found in Brazil and the entire Amazon Basin; also Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
15 cm
Feeding Habits
Swallow-winged Puffbird primarily preys on slow-moving, small to medium-sized flying insects such as bees, wasps, ants, beetles, and termites. It captures prey in rapid flights from exposed perches, often consuming them mid-air. Swallow-winged Puffbird particularly targets termite and ant emergences.
Habitat
Swallow-winged Puffbird typically inhabits tropical regions characterized by a mix of open areas with sandy soils, scattered bushes, and forested environments. The species is found predominantly in lowland areas, generally not exceeding 1000 meters in elevation, though it may occasionally be seen up to 1750 meters. The preferred habitats for swallow-winged Puffbird include open tree savannas, second-growth and deciduous forests, clearings, forest edges, roadside trees, and river margins, often perching in emergent riverside trees and vegetation around lakes. Additionally, swallow-winged Puffbird occupies regions with significant water bodies, such as riverine and gallery forests within the llanos and várzea. Breeding sites are associated with sandy soil where swallow-winged Puffbird can excavate burrows for nesting.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The swallow-winged puffbird's range is throughout the Amazon Basin to the foothills of the Andes in the west, in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. To the east-southeast, the range encompasses the Amazon's adjacent Tocantins-Araguaia River drainage and about 900 km (560 mi) eastward. Southeastwards from the Amazon Basin across the Caatinga, a disjunct population occurs on the southeast coast of Brazil, in a 300–800 km (190–500 mi) wide coastal strip that extends about 3,000 km (1,900 mi). On the north Caribbean coast of South America, in the west nearly all of Venezuela is in the bird's range. The coastal range is continuous eastwards through the Atlantic coastal Guianas, and ends east of the Tocantins-Araguaia drainage in the Brazilian states of Maranhão and Piauí. The swallow-winged puffbird digs its nest in sandy soil, forming a burrow two or three feet long, where it lays one or two eggs.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Puffbirds Genus
Swallow-winged Puffbird Species
Swallow-winged Puffbird 
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