About the Brown Nunlet
The brown nunlet is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The brown nunlet is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Its crown and upperparts are plain brown. It has a buffy rufous band from the bill to the eye, a narrow buffy ring around the eye, and dark grayish brown cheeks. The throat and flanks are dark rufous, and the chin and breast pale rufous. The belly is buffy rufous. The bill, eye, and feet are dark. Voice: The brown nunlet's song is "a series of 20–25 'treeu' notes, repeated steadily, starting quietly, building up, and then fading again towards end."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Fulvous-chinned NunletNonnula sclateriThe fulvous-chinned nunlet is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long.
Rufous-capped NunletNonnula ruficapillaThe rufous-capped nunlet is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 14 to 22 g (0.49 to 0.78 oz).
Chestnut-headed NunletNonnula amaurocephalaThe chestnut-headed nunlet is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 15 to 16 g (0.53 to 0.56 oz).
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