About the Eastern Striolated Puffbird
The eastern striolated puffbird is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
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The eastern striolated puffbird is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs 43 to 47 g (1.5 to 1.7 oz). Its crown is dark brown with wide rufous bars, blackish toward the rear. Its hindneck has a broad buffy collar. Below that is a blackish band and the rest of the upperparts are dark brown with reddish buff spots and (at the rear) bars. The tail is narrow and blackish brown with thin rufous bars. The face has a white spot in front of the eye; the rest of the face is buffy with fine dusky streaks. Voice: The eastern striolated puffbird's song is "a soft, sad whistle, 'whip, whiwheeu, wheeeeeuu,' with distinctive cadence." There are some differences between the songs of the two subspecies.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Western Striolated PuffbirdNystalus obamaiThe eastern striolated puffbird is 19.8 to 21 cm (7.8 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 43 to 47 g (1.5 to 1.7 oz).
Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusThe barred puffbird is about 22 cm (8.7 in) long and weighs about 63 g (2.2 oz).
White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuruLike some other puffbirds, the white-eared puffbird is a round, plump bird with a very narrow tail.
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