White-fronted Nunbird
A species of Typical Nunbirds Scientific name : Monasa morphoeus Genus : Typical Nunbirds
White-fronted Nunbird, A species of Typical Nunbirds
Botanical name: Monasa morphoeus
Genus: Typical Nunbirds
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Description
The white-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) is a species of near passerine bird in the puffbird family (Bucconidae). It is found in the tropical Americas. This glossy black or gray-black bird with a stout, medium red-orange bill is named for the white face markings on the cere, the base of its bill and on the upper throat. It has black eyes and black or gray-black legs. It occurs in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela; in southern Central America in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The white-fronted nunbird is found in the southern Amazon Basin, with the Amazon River as its northern limit, and extends to Maranhão state on the Atlantic coast; in the west, specifically northwest, it is limited eastwards by the lower reaches of the Rio Negro but extends westward towards the eastern Andes foothills. Its range largely skips the Andean cordillera – though it is found in some lower-lying ranges, like the Serranía de las Quinchas in Colombia – and continues west of the Andes into southern Central America to Nicaragua and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical moist montane forests; while it requires woodland of sufficient extent to occur in any one region, it is not dependent on primary forest and will tolerate some degree of habitat alteration. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its wide range. 
Size
29 cm
Feeding Habits
White-fronted Nunbird primarily consumes insects like crickets, beetles, and dragonflies, as well as other invertebrates and small vertebrates. It utilizes active foraging and hunting techniques and has a penchant for Trichilia micrantha fruits. Unique adaptations facilitate consumption of a diverse prey range.
Habitat
White-fronted Nunbird resides primarily in the mid-levels to canopy of humid lowland rainforests, including terra firme and low hill-country regions. Their habitats extend to treefall gaps, semi-open shaded areas, and high trees near river beaches. White-fronted Nunbird is also found in gallery and transitional forests, mature floodplain forests, and environments such as abandoned clearings with scattered trees. They inhabit borders of partly deforested areas, shaded cacao plantations, and tree-scattered clearings. Occasionally, white-fronted Nunbird can be seen in secondary growth patches. The species commonly thrives below 300 meters elevation, though it has been recorded up to 1050 meters in Peru and 1350 meters in Ecuador. They are known to frequent areas around indigenous clearings within forests.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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