Sooty-capped Puffbird

Bucco noanamae

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 38 g

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The sooty-capped puffbird is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long. Its crown and nape are blackish to grayish black. It has a bold white supercilium that grays to the rear and a wide black line through and below the eye. Its upperparts and rather short tail are dark brown. It has a white chin, a wide black band across the chest, and a buffy white belly and vent with black scallops. The bill is black, the eye red, and the feet pale gray. Voice: The sooty-capped puffbird's song is "a long series of 20-40 whistles, starting almost at a trilling pace, then becoming more drawn-out and accentuated".

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When to see the Sooty-capped Puffbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sooty-capped Puffbird

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sooty-capped Puffbird

The sooty-capped puffbird is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is endemic to Colombia.

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