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Moustached Puffbird

A species of Streaked Puffbirds
Scientific name : Malacoptila mystacalis Genus : Streaked Puffbirds

Moustached Puffbird, A species of Streaked Puffbirds
Botanical name: Malacoptila mystacalis
Genus: Streaked Puffbirds
Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) Photo By Ron Knight , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
23 cm
Feeding Habits
Moustached Puffbird predominantly consumes insects, aided by their strong beak used in bark foraging. Unique adaptations enable the extraction of prey from tree crevices, with a diet sometimes extending to small vertebrates.
Habitat
The preferred habitat of moustached Puffbird includes the dense underbrush of humid and wet forests, typically found in areas with tangled vegetation such as gulleys and slopes. These birds are also known to inhabit forest edges, open woodlands, and occasionally deciduous forests. They are generally observed in regions characterized by tropical climate conditions.
Dite type
Frugivorous

General Info

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) Photo By Ron Knight , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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