Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Puffbirds :: White-whiskered Puffbird

White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis

Described by: Lafresnaye (1847)
Alternate common name(s): Brown Puffbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Semaphore Hill Road, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 17, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Semaphore Hill Road, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 24, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Chan Chich Lodge, Belize - Mar, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Chan Chich Lodge, Belize - Mar, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Costa Rica - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

C. Central America to nw. South America;
(1) S. Mexico s. on Caribbean slope to n. Nicaragua.
(2) Se. Nicaragua to w. Panama.
(3) Sw. Costa Rica to w. Colombia and w. Ecuador.
(4) Sw. Colombia.
(5) N. Colombia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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