ABOUT THIS SPECIES
WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD – (Species Account Weblog #110)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Galbuliformes – Jacamars and Puffbirds
- FAMILY: Bucconidae – Puffbirds,
- BINOMIAL NAME: Malacoptila panamensis
The White-whiskered Puffbird inhabits humid evergreen forests and shady forest edges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador. Not like most different species of puffbird, the White-whiskered reveals noticeable variations in plumage between the sexes with males displaying robust rufous tones to the face and chest. (from Birds of the World)
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed 2 White-whiskered Puffbird whereas within the Punta Leona space.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery photographs (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by international locations.
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